YouTube appears to be experimenting with a mystery button on its Android app, providing quick access to suggested videos
  • YouTube is testing a new video button on its app, allowing users to easily access random Shorts content based on their suggestions.
  • Additional features of this play button are currently unknown, but it is likely to pull content based on watch history, subscribed creators, and video likes.
  • The feature is being tested with a limited number of people and does not appear to be part of an official YouTube experiment.
    • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
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      8 months ago

      And it’s fairly obvious how that would work here. The videos won’t be “random”, they’ll specifically be videos that are known to keep people on the platform longer.