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Written by David Delima | Updated: 23 January 2025 17:30 IST

YouTube Rolls Out Experimental Features Including Higher Audio Quality, Faster Playback Speeds

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Picture-in-picture is being rolled out to YouTube Shorts for iOS
s can enjoy up to 4x playback speeds on YouTube
New plan bundles YouTube and Google One for US at lower cost

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YouTube on Wednesday introduced several new experimental features for its YouTube subscribers. The platform says that the features are aimed at enhancing content consumption, with for higher quality audio while watching music videos and the ability to toggle faster video playback. Meanwhile, YouTube Shorts for iOS now offers for picture-in-picture and smart s. The company has also rolled out a new plan for subscribers in the US, which makes subscribing to YouTube more affordable, albeit with certain limitations.

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In a blog post, YouTube detailed the new features rolling out to s. It says they can now access audio enhancements while streaming videos, including audio playback in 256kbps. The ‘Jump Ahead' feature, which was previously limited to mobile devices, is being introduced for web browsers too. It enables them to skip to the best parts of the video they're watching.

s on YouTube Shorts, for better multitasking. Meanwhile, the smart s feature will automatically select the recommended shorts and them for offline viewing. The playback options will also be expanded up to 4x speed.

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It's worth noting that all the aforementioned features are experimental and s need to opt in before being able to experience them.

The video-streaming service is also expanding select features to more platforms and regions. YouTube Music's Ask Music feature will soon be available to Android s in the UK and Ireland. It allows them to describe the music they wish to listen to, such as “upbeat workout tracks” or “relaxing jazz”, and the feature will generate a personalised radio station with related music, as per YouTube.

Meanwhile, the conversational YouTube in the English language in the US.

YouTube says it is rolling out a new offer in the US which lets s save more when g up for a Google One or higher subscription. With this offer, they will be able to access ad-free YouTube, 2 TB of cloud storage with Google One, and other Google One member benefits at a lower price.

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