'How to Watch YouTube Shorts on Connected TVs, Devices
YouTube Shorts on Connected TVs, Devices
The shortest
videos on YouTube are coming to the biggest screen in the house — in a player
YouTube Shorts,
first introduced in the fall of 2020, was originally developed and optimized for mobile creators and
While users
have been able to watch Shorts in the YouTube TV app’s regular video player,
Now YouTube
is launching a new playback environment for Shorts (its fastest-growing format) to TVs (its fastest-growing
The YouTube
Shorts on TV experience is rolling out worldwide starting Nov
Users will
need a recent-model smart TV (generally from 2019 or later), gaming console or streaming device like
They’ll see
a new Shorts “shelf” on the homepage of the YouTube app on their TVs,
In testing,
they found users preferred an uncluttered design featuring the video in the center of the
In addition,
people disliked having Shorts autoplay in a continuous feed; to advance to the next video,
“Users want
another way to experience Shorts, by relaxing on the couch and watching them with friends,”
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