YouTube appears to be experimenting with a mystery button on its Android app, providing quick access to suggested videos
  • YouTube is testing a new video button on its app, allowing users to easily access random Shorts content based on their suggestions.
  • Additional features of this play button are currently unknown, but it is likely to pull content based on watch history, subscribed creators, and video likes.
  • The feature is being tested with a limited number of people and does not appear to be part of an official YouTube experiment.
  • hightrix@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    As someone with my watch history off, it’ll be interesting if this button even shows.

    I have no subscriptions, no history, and no tracking of any kind enabled. If this shows a recommendation related to my watch history, that’d shine a light on what those privacy controls really do.

      • OctopusEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Is there any to get notified about comments like this without commenting?

        • Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          Not to my knowledge. Reddit had bots for that but lemmy is still getting its sea legs. I might get a notification because I posted the article but I might not too.

    • DSTGU@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It will probably be something from trending that has great ad value