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YouTube reportedly tests a change that makes every video feel like Shorts
It's not a change many people were asking for.
This gesture change seems like another way to keep users watching YouTube videos similar to the company's "jump ahead" AI function from earlier this year. As spotted by Tushar Mehta on X, YouTube is rolling out a small test to a limited number of users that changes its video gestures (via Android Authority). (Image credit: Andrew Myrick / Android Central)As the publication notes, this strange change breaks "users' muscle memory" around operating the YouTube app.
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