According to a report, YouTube Shorts – YouTube’s short-form vertical video sharing platform – is coming to Smart TVs. Meanwhile, the company is said to be working on a mosaic mode for YouTube TV that will allow users to watch up to four videos at the same time. YouTube employees are said to have shared these plans a month ago at an internal partner event with hardware makers. YouTube TV was previously updated with 5.1 surround sound support on Android TV, Google TV and Roku devices in June, while the iOS app was previously updated with picture-in-picture support.
According to a recent report from Protocol, the company is looking at Update YouTube TV with a new feature called Mosaic Mode. It is expected to “allow customers to view up to four live feeds at the same time by dividing the TV screen into quadrants.” Additionally, users will be able to browse playlists and albums on YouTube Music and add them to their library directly from the smart TV screen, as reported.
As mentioned earlier, YouTube is also bringing shorts to Smart TVs, which are vertical videos available on the mobile app. The report referred to a mock-up slide presented to viewers of Google’s partner event that featured a vertical video in the center of the screen with the title of the video as well as the name of the song used in the clip. Top and bottom thumb access.
According to the report, YouTube employees shared these upcoming features a month ago at an internal partner event with hardware makers. They are expected to roll out in the coming months, but Google is yet to officially announce the details of these features.
YouTube TV previously added receiving 5.1-channel surround sound support on Android TV, Google TV and Roku devices in June. YouTube also rolled out support for picture-in-picture mode for its YouTube TV app on iOS earlier this year.
