Crashy
New MacBook Pro owners report kernel panics when watching HDR YouTube
Owners of Apple's new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros are reporting kernel panics when watching HDR YouTube videos.
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Tick tock
Study finds US users now watch more TikTok than they do YouTube
TikTok continues its meteoric rise with the news that US users spend more time watching its short videos than they do watching anything on YouTube.
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Picture-in-picture is now available for YouTube Premium subscribers
YouTube has announced that picture-in-picture, a long-awaited feature for iPhone users, is now available for YouTube Premium subscribers.
Lite
YouTube tests Premium Lite, a cut-down ad-free tier that ditches the extras
YouTube is testing a new ad-free tier that sits below the Premium subscription offering. Premium Lite still brings ad-free viewing to YouTube apps on all devices, but it does away with some of the extras that people might not want. It's also around 60% cheaper.
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YouTube announces Super Thanks — a new way for creators to monetize videos
YouTube has announced a new feature that is designed to give viewers a way to say thanks for the content they're watching — while also helping creators monetize their channels.
shorts
TikTok rival YouTube Shorts now available in more than 100 countries
Google has announced that its YouTube Shorts service is rolling out globally.
Finally
YouTube says picture-in-picture is coming back to all iOS users
YouTube is bringing picture-in-picture back to iPhone and iPad, according to a new report. What's more, the feature will be made available to everyone and not just those who are paying for the YouTube Premium service.
kicked out
YouTube not liable for Steve Wozniak bitcoin scam, court rules
A California state judge has told Steve Wozniak that YouTube isn't legally responsible for content posted by its users and that he can't sue them over videos that used his image to promote Bitcoin scams.
Remind me
You can now get a reminder when the Apple Event goes live on YouTube
Apple has posted a placeholder video for its upcoming event on YouTube, and you can ask to be reminded when they go live.
Fixing
'Something went wrong' with YouTube on Apple TV? It's being worked on.
Some users have noticed that they are receiving an error when using YouTube on Apple TV.