YouTube test features and experiments
YouTube product teams are constantly testing out new tools and features to help you find, watch, share and create content more easily. These test features (sometimes also called “betas” or “experiments”) are usually available for a short period of time and only for a small group of people.
If you ever notice that YouTube looks a bit different for you than it does for your friend or family member, you’re likely seeing one of these experiments. Be sure to give YouTube feedback and report any potential technical issues – our teams use this information and experiment results to help us decide if, when, and how to release these features more broadly.
Learn more about some existing feature experiments
To help you keep up with these test features, our TeamYouTube Community Managers will pilot keeping this forum thread updated with cool and interesting ones that we think you’ll want to know about! While this post won’t include every experiment, it’s a good place to start if you’re curious about what we’re testing out, or whether or not you’re currently seeing an experiment. To learn about previous experiments, check out this post.
Details
Informational notification.
This question is locked and replying has been disabled.
Community content may not be verified or up-to-date. Learn more.
Last edited by Meaghan - TeamYouTube Jul 24, 2024
All Replies (48)
Oct 15, 2024
[October 15, 2024] Testing AI-enhanced comment reply suggestions: To make it easier for creators to engage with their viewers via comments, we’re experimenting with updated, AI-enhanced comment reply suggestions that give creators editable suggestions in their own tone and style. If you’re a creator in the experiment, you’ll start to see these suggestions appear in the Comments tab or Community tab in Studio (depending on which Studio experience you have) and on the YouTube mobile app. Comment reply suggestions are completely optional and editable - if you do want to edit a suggestion, simply tap it to edit before posting the comment. This test is rolling out to a small group of creators at first and we’ll let you know when we plan to expand it to more folks!
- We wrote about this experiment and other exciting announcements when recapping the 2024 Made on YouTube event - learn more here ❤️
Nov 11, 2024
Last edited Nov 12, 2024
Nov 12, 2024
[November 12, 2024] Testing restyled soundtracks for Shorts: We’re adding a new capability to our Dream Track experiment. This experimental feature allows a small group of creators to restyle a limited number of official songs made available by select music partners. If you’re a creator in the experiment group, you can select an eligible song > describe how you want to restyle it > then generate a unique 30-second soundtrack to use in your Short. For example, if you want to give a song a different genre or mood, you simply enter your vision into the ‘Restyle a track’ prompt and you’ll soon have a customized soundtrack that reimagines the music while maintaining the essence of the original song’s vocals and lyrics.
- These restyled soundtracks will have clear attribution to the original song through the Short itself and the Shorts audio pivot page, and will also clearly indicate that the track was restyled with AI 🎶
Last edited Nov 12, 2024
Dec 5, 2024