At Made on YouTube 2026 today, YouTube announced a slew of new features. We’ve highlighted the capabilities that will impact the viewer experience over the coming months.
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YouTube today announced a number of updates to the Shorts player meant to “create a more intuitive Shorts experience.”
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Years after removing “dislike” button counts, YouTube is testing another change to its feedback system with a heart now replacing the “like” button, and “dislike” disappearing entirely for some.
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Google has unveiled Gemini Omni, a new family of generative models designed to “create anything,” and you can use it today to create surprisingly realistic videos.
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New Google TV updates are coming to bring additional AI features to the platform, as well a YouTube Shorts content front and center on the homescreen.
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Back in October, YouTube announced a new timer that would let you limit how often you use Shorts and for how long and, now, that’s being expanded to let you effectively turn off Shorts.
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YouTube is testing out a new way to show Posts from creators to subscribers, with these posts now appearing alongside Shorts.
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YouTube is now letting users create an AI avatar that looks and sounds like them for use in Shorts. This feature was teased earlier this year.
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The ability to build on short-form videos is a key part of the experience for many, but YouTube Shorts is now testing out a version of that which uses AI, with two abilities in the works.
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