• 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.
  • Madis
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    611 months ago

    Maybe because shorts are short and un-seekable, so more “engagement”.

    • @Damaskox
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      311 months ago

      What’s un-seekable

      • L3ft_F13ld!
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        1111 months ago

        You can’t skip parts of the video or go back to a part you want to see again. You have to watch the whole thing.