For some time, YouTube has been taking steps to share in segments in which it previously had no presence and, furthermore, was not expected. An example is short videos (called Shorts). Well, the company has just launched a new option that may surprise many: podcasts. The truth is that this year the news had already appeared that YouTube had the idea of ​​launching this option to give creators more possibilities when it comes to displaying their sound content. And, faster than expected, this new possibility has already become official. It is true that, for the moment, this is limited to some users and regions. But, the case is that it is already a reality. What you will find in the podcasts on YouTube One of the first things that surprises you when you open one of the podcasts that are already on this YouTube page is that the player used is exactly the same as the one that exists for the videos. Also, the user interface does not change at all from what is already known in the service. In other words, podcasts have been adapted to the service and not the other way around (as has happened on other platforms such as Spotify). And yes, with each content there are accompanying images so that the screen does not look static and, this is not a bad idea, everything must be said. Now it remains to be seen if the step taken by YouTube is positive and the platform has quality and recognized creators, while increasing the number of podcasts that you can find. The fact is that it is clear that the company is looking to compete with Spotify or Apple, since these audio contents have more and more followers due to how specific they are when it comes to finding something that is interesting. Furthermore, despite the fact that everything works correctly, the ideal is to improve everything that has to do with usability… Especially with adapted possibilities. At the moment, in Spain the service is not available. In other words, we will have to wait for the company to decide to take the step. Therefore, if you want to check how this new option works, you will have to access the Internet as if you were in the US. More positive news for the platform These have to do with short videos or Shorts. It has been known that this type of content on the video platform we are talking about will be part of the clients that exist for Smart TV (such as those that use Tizen or webOS, Samsung or LG respectively). In this way, you can pass the time watching them sitting quietly in your chair and on a very large screen. This will allow the company to compete much better with TikTok, which, although it has an app for televisions, does not have the implementation of YouTube’s own. A good move, really. At the moment it is unknown when Google intends to release the clients we are talking about, but this will very possibly happen before the end of this year 2022. >
