YouTube takes baby steps to being a real podcast app
· The Verge
New features coming to YouTube could make it better for listening to podcasts, rolling out to Premium subscribers starting today on Android and coming later to iOS.
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A new "on-the-go mode" shifts YouTube into an audio-first layout, with larger, simplified playback buttons, a still image in place of the video, and a timeline showing video chapters. YouTube says you can turn on this new mode in a video's settings - a pop up will also appear if YouTube detects you're moving around while watching a video.
If you like to speed up your podcasts to get through episodes faster, YouTube's new auto speed feature can help you automate that process. …