YouTube Premium gets Jump ahead button, PiP and smart downloads for Shorts
YouTube announced a few new features for its Premium subscribers. The new features are available for Android users in the US and will expand to those on iOS in the coming weeks.
These include a new Jump ahead button which automatically skips to the most interesting part of the video youâre watching. It incorporates AI and viewership data and will appear if you double-tap on a video.
YouTube Shorts are getting a Picture-in-picture (PiP) mode allowing you to watch content while multitasking.
YouTube also shared its latest experimental features which you can acceess by visiting experimental features page. These include smart downloads for YouTube Shorts and Conversational AI which answers questions via prompts and suggests related content without interrupting your video. Conversational AI is accessible via the âAskâ button under select videos.
The redesigned Watch Page is exclusive to web users for now. YouTube says it will offer a new and improved way to find related content and engage with comments.