YouTube is now testing out a welcome feature, a sleep timer, but it only works on mobile and desktop, and only for Premium subscribers.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18477295

YouTube is now testing out a welcome feature, a sleep timer, but it only works on mobile and desktop, and only for Premium subscribers.

  • @MimicJarEnglish
    29•4 months ago

    So wait they implement autoplay, autoplay then ruins recommendations, and the fix is a sleep timer?

    I’ve never needed this feature, but surely the sleep timer should be an OS feature? I assume Android and iOS have apps for this.

    But also it it screws with recommendations, maybe improve that UI first?

    This feels like a “faster horses” situation where they have no idea what to do next.

    • Annoyed_🦀 English
      4•4 months ago

      It’s for people who somehow forgot to turn off autoplay feature

    • Chozo
      3•4 months ago

      So wait they implement autoplay, autoplay then ruins recommendations, and the fix is a sleep timer?

      Who said this was meant to fix recommendations?

      • @MimicJarEnglish
        1•4 months ago

        The linked article.

    • @UgurcanEnglish
      2•4 months ago

      You don’t need an external app on iOS, it’s built into the Countdown.

      (Just go down to ‘When countdown ends’ list and pick ‘Stop playing’. It will stop whatever playing, YT, Spotify, Netflix etc.)