The Android app by YouTube is about to be the testing ground for creators to have a handy new feature. YouTube will soon add a section called “featured in this video” to videos involving any collaborators rather than letting creators put the detail into a cluttered description.
Google revealed a new improvement for YouTube on Android as part of a continuously updated thread that will roll out to users in the near future. The new “featured in this video grid” would make it easier for viewers to find and subscribe to channels that are seen in a video they’ve already seen.
Apparently, without involving the video creator this new feature would work automatically. YouTube says it will use a “signal range” to add creators to the links list, and then the option to subscribe.
Testing ‘featured in this video’ section on Android: To make it easier to discover new creators and subscribe to their channels, we’re testing out a “featured in this video” section right below the video you’re watching — it will highlight creators who are featured in the video (based on a range of signals about the video) and include links to the featured creator’s channel with the option to subscribe. We’re starting this experiment with a diverse group of top searched creators across various categories on YouTube, and only a small percentage of viewers using the YouTube Android app will see the feature while we gather feedback.
YouTube says that while the platform collects feedback, only a “small percentage” of YouTube users will see this new “featured in this video” grid. Hopefully things are going well as this might be a very useful tool for creators who work with friends to create new content on a regular basis.
The description section of videos could also be cleaned up. For example, Android Police highlighted a video that listed dozens of creators.
