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5 YouTube tips and tricks
YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream
Videos, Music and Live Streams
Sure, YouTube is incredibly easy to use. But that doesn’t mean you can’t level up your video viewing with these quick tips.
Slow your roll
Want to scrutinise each moment of a tutorial or #EpicFail video? Switch to slo-mo. Tap a video as it’s playing, then tap the three-dot icon that appears and select “Playback speed”. Here you can choose quarter, half or three-quarter speed. Or if you’re in a rush, crank it up to a brisk but still intelligible 1.5x.
Skip back (or forward) with ease
Here’s the easiest way to rewind and fast-forward: While watching a video, double-tap the left or right half of the play window. The skip time defaults to 10 seconds; to customise this, tap your account icon on the upper right, then tap Settings > General > “Skip forward and back”. Pick anywhere from five to 60 seconds.
Cut the ads
With a YouTube Premium subscription, stream ad-free, download videos for offline viewing and watch with Picture in Picture mode. To sign up, tap your account icon on the upper right, then tap Settings > Get YouTube Premium.
Take a break
Want YouTube to let you know you’ve been watching for a while? Tap your account icon on the upper right, go to Settings > General, then tap “Remind me to take a break”. To see how much time you’ve spent watching over the past week, tap your account icon and select “Time watched”.
Go dark
With the dimmer background of YouTube’s Dark theme, your videos really pop. To turn this on, tap your account icon on the upper right, go to Settings > General, then tap “Dark theme”.