This might steal some viewers from Google's service. TikTok is currently testing 60-minute video uploads, in its never ending quest to be more like...
      • AernaLingus [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
        5·
        6 months ago

        They allow seeking on longer shorts (not sure what the threshold is, maybe 20 seconds?), but it’s stupid that they don’t just enable it on everything (and apparently it’s straight-up impossible to seek shorts on desktop, very cool). Also I hate that there isn’t a way to hide the UI on mobile so a good 15-20% of the screen is permanently covered by buttons and text. Personally I only watch the handful of shorts a day published by the channels I subscribe to, so I only deal with it for a few minutes at a time.

        I’ve seen some YouTube streamers experimenting with vertical streams (I’m assuming it’s something YouTube has been pushing to try to attract the younger demo) and it’s so dumb because while, yes, the streamer can now take up nearly the entire screen, it means there’s nowhere left to put chat or titles or anything else (god forbid you try to play a game) and is thus a substandard experience. I can sorta understand it for like a casual IRL stream where you just prop your phone up while you’re eating or hold it while walking around or whatever, but I just don’t see the point for someone who’s streaming from a desktop setup. If I’m on mobile I’d rather have a normal horizontal stream so I can choose between no UI with the stream using the whole phone screen (for passive viewing) or all the UI (chat, buttons, title, etc.) while still being able to type and still being able to see the whole stream smaller but unobstructed.

        Idk, maybe it’s just boomer Twitch mentality and I’m just failing to understand the other perspective. I guess if you’re only typing very short messages or using the little react thing you tap on in the corner the UI thing is less of an issue, and if the stream is someone’s body from the waist up it doesn’t really matter if the bottom part of the stream is covered by chat. Not for me, but if other people enjoy it it’s cool that they’re getting an option that better suits their preferences.

  • neidu2English
    36·
    6 months ago

    Meanwhile youtube is heading in the opposite direction.

    They’re trying to take market share from each other, but failing to realize how annoying it is for those who only use one of the platforms precisely to avoid the content-style from the other.

  • Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    31·
    6 months ago

    Tiktok is 1000x better than Youtube in that it actually gives you the content you genuinely want to see. Its algorithm actually fucking works and isn’t a far right machine. That’s why the ruling class fucking hates it.

    Tiktok competing with Youtube is fucking good news and I hope they go for it.

    • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      Although nobody is going to be watching a 60m video on their phone. They’ll need to have a decent web presence and tv app to make that viable, and maybe account for which platform is best suited for which length.

  • quarrk [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    25·
    6 months ago

    Hopefully they at least separate the long-form from short-form, like how YouTube isolates Shorts to their own area (sorta kinda)

  • TheDoctor [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    17·
    6 months ago

    Hey TikTok if you’re gonna do this, could you finally add some fucking timestamps to your progress bar so we know how long a video’s going to be? I understand hiding the number increases retention, but it’s an accessibility issue for some people.

        • EpicKebabEater [he/him, it/its]@hexbear.netEnglish
          3·
          6 months ago

          Does your phone have armv7a architecture? In that case the patcher won’t work but pre-patched Revanced will work fine. You can patch Revanced apps on your computer using the shell or command line depending on operating system. There are guides or I can give step by step instructions if you want.

          • BountifulEggnog [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
            2·
            6 months ago

            I’m not sure. I searched around but couldn’t find anything relevant.

            I didn’t know I could patch on my computer! I guess everyone just talks about doing it on device. I think I can figure it out from the Github page, thank you for the offer.

  • peeonyou [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    14·
    6 months ago

    I’m cool with it tho. Anything to take away market share from the crony capitalist tech companies. I don’t watch youtube or tiktok myself… at least not on purpose, but I hate everything google so I applaud anyone making them hurt even the slightest amount