YouTube is set to bring support for HDR videos soon. Youtube chief business officer, Robert Kyncl, announced the same at the ongoing CES 2016.
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YouTube to get improved buffering when videos are paused in India in coming weeks
Good launched YouTube Offline in India for Android and iOS in India back in December last year, after it was announced at the Android One even in September so that people can watch videos without Internet access after downloading them. Today, at the Google for India event in Delhi, the company announced that it will launch a new YouTube feature that will improve buffering when videos are paused. Entire videos will now buffer even if you pause a video. Continue reading “YouTube to get improved buffering when videos are paused in India in coming weeks”
YouTube gets new Trending Tab that shows viral videos
YouTube has updated its web and mobile app on Android with a new Trending Tab that shows videos people are watching, discussing, and sharing the most on a day.
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YouTube eyeing streaming rights for TV shows and movies
YouTube is getting into the streaming business to compete with the likes of Netflix, Amazon.com and Hulu. A new report from the Wall Street Jounal states that YouTube is looking to gain streaming rights to TV.
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YouTube finally launches its Music App on Android and iOS
YouTube has launched a new standalone app dubbed simply as YouTube Music on Android and iOS. The YouTube Music app is aimed at making music discovery easy.
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YouTube adds VR video support for Android app
YouTube is banking on the growing market of virtual reality (VR). The video sharing service from Google is adding support for VR video for its Android app.
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YouTube Red, a $9.99 per month ad free subscription video streaming service unveiled
YouTube has officially unveiled its much awaited ad free subscription video streaming service. Dubbed as YouTube Red, the service will offer users a $9.99 per month membership for accessing ad-free videos.
YouTube for iOS gets material design UI, new editing tools in latest update
YouTube has updated its iOS app with a major UI overhaul along with other features. The latest update that bumps the app to version 10.8 brings material design UI and some editing tools.
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YouTube’s ad-free subscription service tipped to launch on October 22nd
In April this year it was said that YouTube is working on an ad free video subscription service for the first time that will allows users to watch videos without any advertisement. Now, a new report claims that the video sharing platform will launch this service as early as next month.
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YouTube Gaming for Web, Android and iOS launched
YouTube has officially launched YouTube Gaming, its answer to Twitch, the popular game streaming competitor. The new service that is launched for web, Android and iOS automatically pulls in all gaming-related videos and live streams from YouTube.
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Opera Max update brings data compression for YouTube and Netflix
Opera Max is quite a useful tool for consumers who find themselves constantly running out of data on their phones. The application makes use of Opera’s servers to compress web content and send it to users thus helping them save bandwidth in the process.
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Google takes down Google+ account requirement across all products
Google has announced that it is dropping the requirement to have a Google+ account in order to share content, communicate with others, and create a channel on YouTube. Users will now only need their general Google accounts to access all the products.
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YouTube updates Offline videos with 144p video option, UI tweaks and more
YouTube has updated Offline videos with a couple of important features. The latest update bumps the version to 10.28 and brings few UI tweaks, video resolution options and more.
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Android Wear users can now watch videos with new YouTube app
Now, you can watch a favourite video on your smartwatch powered by Android Wear. A new app called as Video for Android Wear & YouTube is coming to Android Wear.
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YouTube brings 60fps video streams to Android and iPhone
YouTube is now bringing the 60 frames per seconds videos to its mobile apps. This brings the mobile apps in line with YouTube on the desktop, Apple TV, PlayStation 3, and PS4.
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