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YouTube To Test Ask YouTube Inside The Shorts Player via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

YouTube is planning a limited, English-only test of Ask YouTube on select Shorts and says the watch-page feature will soon reach Shorts and live streams.

YouTube will soon test Ask YouTube inside the Shorts player, letting viewers in the experiment ask questions about the Short on their screen.

YouTube announced on Oct. 12 that viewers “will soon be able to use Ask YouTube directly from the watch page while watching Shorts and live streams.” A Creator Insider video posted the same day describes the Shorts test as a limited, global experiment that’s English only and open to viewers 18 and older. The video’s description also mentions new mobile feeds for finding similar creators and related Shorts.

YouTube’s test will put Ask YouTube in the Shorts player on desktop, TV, and mobile. The video’s description reads:

“It’s English only, 18 and older only, but if you’re part of the experiment, you’ll be able to tap or select the sparkle icon on select Shorts and try out pre-populated prompts or ask questions to get details about the Short on your screen.”

The description states that free-form prompts, which are questions viewers compose themselves, are directed to Ask YouTube.

The description also mentions new feeds on Android and iOS, where viewers will be able to “discover similar creators, find related shorts, and explore topics based on your watch history.”

The Shorts test extends the Ask YouTube feature on the watch page, where a button already appears below selected videos. Its help page lists many languages and countries and explains that the feature is available to signed-in users aged 13 and older, or the applicable age in their country, on Android, iOS, computers, and smart TVs.


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