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The new video remix feature will be rolled out to iOS devices in the coming weeks. 276m59

By Nithya P Nair | Updated: 18 April 2022 15:14 IST

YouTube Shorts Expands to Web and Tablets, Creators Can Now Remix YouTube Videos

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Desktop, tablet, and mobile Web viewers will find a Shorts shelf on Home

Highlights

YouTube Shorts was previously only available on smartphones
Android devices are expected to get a video remix feature later this year
YouTube's new feature is similar to TikTok’s Stitch functionality

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YouTube is adding new features to provide more creative options to Shorts creators. The Google-owned video platform is expanding YouTube Shorts to the Web (desktop and mobile browsers) and tablets. With the latest update, a new Shorts tab will appear across devices over the next few weeks allowing s to scroll through Shorts vertically. Additionally, YouTube is allowing creators of YouTube Shorts to remix video clips from eligible YouTube videos in new Shorts. Earlier, YouTube only allowed creators to sample audio from other videos on the platform. This new development comes just after Meta added Sharing to Reels on Facebook to allow s to share videos directly from third-party apps to their Facebook s.

Shorts via a blog post. In the latest update, the Shorts player will be available to s on more devices, including desktops and tablets, as well as mobile browsers. Like in the YouTube app, s will see a Shorts shelf on the Home page and a Shorts tab. They will be able to swipe vertically from one video to the next to discover more content, similar to TikTok's feed. All views coming from these new surfaces count toward the creator's eligibility for the Shorts Fund, said the company.

YouTube will now let s remix 1-5 second video segments from eligible long-form videos and Shorts in the creation of new original Shorts content. This works similar to TikTok's Stitch functionality. To use the new remix feature, you can tap the Create button, then select Cut from the remix options. From there, s will be able to sample a video segment from any video. From a Short, you can click the three-dot menu and select Cut to choose the desired segment.

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When a Short is created from the 's own channel's content, it will be linked to the original video in the Shorts player. YouTube notes that linking back to the original video provides an opportunity for new audiences to discover and engage with older content in a new way. The YouTube video remixing feature will start rolling out to iOS s in the coming weeks. It is expected to arrive on Android later this year.

Google Facebook Reels with a new Reels button in such apps. Recently, the social media platform launched its short video feature Reels in more than 150 countries with a new Reels display at the top of feeds.

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