The topic YouTube Premium gets three new features for an even better podcast experience is currently the subject of lively discussion — readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.
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YouTube is introducing three new features designed to make your experience listening to podcasts easier and more enjoyable: On-the-go mode, Auto speed, and Ask Music — which is now expanding to podcasts.
On-the-go mode offers easier access to listening controls for videos playing in the background — like skipping around back and forth. It’s meant to offer Premium members a better experience while they’re out and mobile.
It’s also introducing Auto speed for more efficient listening. That’s designed to smartly tweak playback speed to be faster when it detects slow speech, or optimize playback during parts that are packed with information.
On-the-go mode and Auto speed were already available as experimental features in the YouTube app, but are now rolling out for all for Premium members.
YouTube’s Ask Music feature is also expanding to podcasts, two years after its initial launch. Though it’s not expanding to more countries, it will now be able to offer podcast recommendations based on a specific genre you’re interested in or depending on your mood. It will also be able to surface podcasts that it thinks you might like according to the data shows you already enjoy listening to.
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