YouTube Adds Web Feature to Resume Watching Videos From Phone: Report

YouTube is reportedly including a brand new function that enables customers to proceed watching movies from telephones and different units on the Web by means of its Miniplayer. When customers partially watch a video on YouTube for Android or iOS and shut the video, with the newest function, they may be capable to resume the identical video by opening YouTube on the Web. The video will show within the bottom-right nook of the YouTube web site with the “Continue watching” textual content showing proper beneath the video title on the Miniplayer. YouTube rolled out the Miniplayer function for all desktop customers again in 2018 and it permits customers to break down a video right into a smaller window on the backside of the display so customers can flick through YouTube concurrently.

The new function for YouTube was first reported by 9to5Google. As per the report, customers can proceed watching movies from their telephones and different units on the Web with YouTube’s Miniplayer. The small video participant will include a play button to renew from the place the consumer left off on telephone. Clicking wherever inside the floating window will take the consumer to the total video web page.

According to the report, the newest function will work with YouTube for Android TV additionally and customers have to be logged in to the identical Google Account to allow syncing. YouTube has not formally introduced the rollout of this function. Gadgets 360 was unable to confirm the brand new function on the YouTube web site.

In an identical growth, YouTube can also be testing a brand new function that enables customers to obtain movies on their desktop Web browser. This function is out there as an experimental function for Premium subscribers till October 19, however YouTube is more likely to launch it formally quickly.