{"id":2462,"date":"2020-04-13T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2507882"},"modified":"2020-04-13T18:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T18:35:00","slug":"youtubes-website-is-now-more-tablet-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/04\/13\/youtubes-website-is-now-more-tablet-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube\u2019s website is now more tablet-friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>You might not be as tempted to use dedicated apps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-article_block \">\n<div class=\"grid@tl+ mt-n40\">\n<div class=\"grid@tl+__cell col-8-of-12@tl+ pt-40\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stretch-img  hide@m-\" src=\"https:\/\/o.aolcdn.com\/images\/dims?thumbnail=640%2C&amp;quality=80&amp;image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-images%2F2019-10%2F3604f560-f426-11e9-af36-2c4361ae4716&amp;client=amp-blogside-v2&amp;signature=fc36d327c2d6df6a5157db16a80127d460ba7d6e\" alt=\"LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 4: Detail of the YouTube logo outside the YouTube Space studios in London, taken on June 4, 2019. (Photo by Olly Curtis\/Future via Getty Images)\" \/><figcaption class=\"mt-15 t-meta c-gray-3\"><span class=\"c-gray-7\">Olly Curtis\/Future via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"engadget-post-contents\" class=\"o-article_block pb-15 pb-5@m- o-subtle_divider\" data-ylk=\"sec:postcontents;slk:YouTube%27s%20website%20is%20now%20more%20tablet-friendly;elm:link;itc:0;\">\n<div class=\"grid@tl+\">\n<div class=\"grid@tl+__cell col-8-of-12@tl+\">\n<div class=\"article-text c-gray-1\">\n<p>Now that more tablets can view desktop-quality websites, YouTube has tweaked its web version to match. The streaming site has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/thread\/38781867?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">updated<\/a>&nbsp;its web interface to better support large touchscreen devices, such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019-09-30-ipados-review.html\" data-rapid_p=\"2\" data-v9y=\"0\">iPads<\/a>, Android tablets and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/samsung-galaxy-chromebook-review-120003557.html\" data-rapid_p=\"3\" data-v9y=\"1\">Chrome OS machines<\/a>. New gestures let you quickly swipe into full-screen mode or the mini player, while improved scrolling and larger icon sizes should feel more intuitive. Even the usual three-dot menu (under thumbnails) is now persistent instead of requiring a mouse hover.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what you&rsquo;re using, you should also see a better-sorted viewing history and sort playlists by moving videos to the very top or bottom.&nbsp;<em>Android Police<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/2020\/04\/09\/youtube-adapts-its-website-to-large-touchscreens-like-ipads-and-chromebooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">understands<\/a>&nbsp;that the changes were first visible in March, but are now more widely available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"o-article_block pb-15 pb-5@m- mt-n35 mt-n25@m mt-n15@s\">\n<div class=\"grid@tl+\">\n<div class=\"full-width@tp- grid@tl+__cell col-8-of-12@tl+\">\n<div class=\"article-text c-gray-1 no-review\">\n<p>This won&rsquo;t necessarily replace the dedicated apps on Android or iPadOS, and won&rsquo;t be as necessary if you&rsquo;re using a Chromebook with a keyboard and trackpad. Still, the update could be very helpful if you&rsquo;d prefer to do as much as you can in your browser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n<div><strong>See Campaign: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/2020\/04\/09\/youtube-adapts-its-website-to-large-touchscreens-like-ipads-and-chromebooks\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/2020\/04\/09\/youtube-adapts-its-website-to-large-touchscreens-like-ipads-and-chromebooks\/<\/a><br \/><b>Contact Information:<\/b><br \/>Jon Fingas<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"\"><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/wire\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Wire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/global-regions\/united-states\/\" rel=\"category tag\">United States<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/language\/english\/\" rel=\"category tag\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"cwdfimg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Contact Information:<\/h3>\n<p>Jon Fingas<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might not be as tempted to use dedicated apps. Olly Curtis\/Future via Getty Images Now that more tablets can view desktop-quality websites, YouTube has tweaked its web version to match. The streaming site has&nbsp;updated&nbsp;its web interface to better support large touchscreen devices, such as&nbsp;iPads, Android tablets and&nbsp;Chrome OS machines. New gestures let you quickly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/2020\/04\/13\/youtubes-website-is-now-more-tablet-friendly\/\">Continue reading <span>YouTube&rsquo;s website is now more tablet-friendly<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/04\/13\/youtubes-website-is-now-more-tablet-friendly\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,22,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-united-states","category-wire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>YouTube\u2019s website is now more tablet-friendly - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/04\/13\/youtubes-website-is-now-more-tablet-friendly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"YouTube\u2019s website is now more tablet-friendly - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You might not be as tempted to use dedicated apps. 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