YouTube’s latest weekly update highlights new creator features, including expanding longer Shorts, launching images on Quiz posts for Android, and broader access to the Brand Connect tab in YouTube Studio.
Longer Shorts Update
YouTube has finished rolling out updates allowing Shorts videos ranging from 1 to 3 minutes to be displayed accordingly in the subscriptions tab, on channel pages, and in YouTube Studio.
These videos have been organized into the Shorts shelf on the subscriptions page and the Shorts tab on both the channel page and YouTube Studio.
Creators wishing their uploads to be classified as long-form videos can do so by uploading in a wider aspect ratio, such as 16:9.
Revamped Video Sharing From Other Apps
YouTube is updating how you share and publish videos from other apps on Android and iOS.
When sharing a video to YouTube from another app, you will now have direct access to Shorts creation tools.
This allows you to trim the video, add details such as captions, set visibility and location, and enhance your video before publishing.
Images On Quiz Posts
YouTube has announced an improvement following the launch of text-based Quiz posts.
You can now optionally add images to the multiple-choice answers in your quizzes.
This feature will initially be available on Android devices, but the image quizzes you create will be accessible to viewers on all devices where Community posts are available.
‘Transform’ and ‘DreamScreen’ For Posts
YouTube is launching two new tools designed to help you improve text input and generate images for posts.
The “Transform” tool allows you to rephrase and customize text while composing a post. The “DreamScreen” tool can help you generate new images based on a prompt.
Initially, these features will only be available in English and will support prompts in English.