YouTube has rolled out a bunch of new features for premium users on the iOS and Android apps, including the ability to add videos to a queue, and watch content together via Meet Live Sharing/SharePlay, 1080p HD video support, and Smart Downloads. is included. These features are only available to premium subscribers. The smart download feature will let users continue watching videos on devices from where they left off. Additionally, the SharePlay feature on iOS will allow users to watch content with their family and friends via FaceTime, and Meet Live Sharing with a similar capability is now available for Android users.
youtube in his latest blog post Announced a number of new features including queued videos to complement live sharing, smart downloads, and an enhanced 1080p HD video support on iOS. YouTube Premium subscribers can now access these features.
Starting with the Queue feature, it allows one to create a temporary list of videos they want to play next, similar to the one available on the YouTube web. Users can also rearrange the videos in the queue or delete them.
The next notable feature is YouTube’s Meet live sharing capability for premium users on Android that will let users watch YouTube videos with their family or friends through Google Meet. In the coming weeks, a similar feature will also be made available for iOS users via SharePlay on FaceTime. Note that to use this feature, only the host needs to be a premium subscriber.
Additionally, YouTube has also brought the ability to continue watching content on devices where the user left off. This means, even if a user has switched devices, content can be resumed from where they left off. This feature is available on Android, iOS and the web. And with the Smart Downloads feature, recommended videos will be indexed in the library and can be viewed offline.
Apart from this, the video streaming platform has also brought an enhanced version of 1080p video quality for iOS which will make the videos more crisp and clear. There is already a regular 1080p streaming quality that is accessible to all users, however, this new enhanced version is restricted to premium users only.