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Following the news that Google Podcasts is shutting down next year, YouTube Music now has the ability to auto-download podcasts. To enable, visit a show page and tap the new settings gear icon to “Save/d to library.” This slides up the “Turn on auto-downloads” button and will immediately download the most recent episode to your device for offline listening. As of today, episodes you’ve finished listening to aren’t automatically deleted. It’s possible that files are deleted after a new episode is available/downloaded or after a set time increment, like a full day, but we aren’t able to test that just yet.  There is no auto-removal setting at the moment, which is a staple of other clients. For example, Google Podcasts has a “Remove completed episodes” preference that lets you specify the increment: After 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, and 90 days. That app also offers “Remove unfinished episodes” control. Auto-downloads work on a per-show (and per-device) basis so you have to enable individually. Google Podcasts offers a dedicated Auto Downloading page to quickly toggle on/off downloads. The rough equivalent in YouTube Music is going to the Library tab > Podcasts filter > Downloaded to manage using the individual overflow

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“A social network for music” is how Steve Jobs described iTunes Ping in September 2010. I still think it’s a good idea that has the chance of being realized at scale by YouTube Music and its new ability to access comments directly on the Now Playing screen. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up to get it early in your inbox, or continue reading 9to5Google Log Out below: In redesigning that UI to elevate key actions several weeks ago, a single tap on Android and iOS now lets you slide up a comments panel that’s taken straight from the main YouTube app. Google has a complicated history with social networks, like Buzz (chasing Twitter) and, of course, Google+ (Facebook). The last attempt had problems but had a handful of good core ideas. One of those was the idea of Circles, or topic-based communities. I think if Google made a social network in the modern era it would center around that premise. I’m essentially thinking of the Reddit model rather than a massive and singular feed. While I think the opportunity for the company to pursue a social network

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A jury on Thursday found a delivery driver not guilty in the shooting of a YouTube prankster who followed him around a mall food court earlier this year.Alan Colie, 31, was acquitted of aggravated malicious wounding in the shooting of Tanner Cook, 21, who runs the “Classified Goons” YouTube channel.The jury was split though on two lesser firearms counts, and decided to convict him on one and acquit him on the other.The April 2 shooting at the food court in Dulles Town Center, about 45 minutes west of the nation’s capital, set off panic as shoppers fled what they feared to be a mass shooting.Colie pleaded not guilty and said he was acting in self defense.The verdict came Thursday after about five hours of deliberation. Three hours in, the jury sent out a note saying it was “divided in terms of whether the defendant acted in self defense.”Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Snow called the jury back into the courtroom around 3:30 p.m. and urged them to continue deliberations, a standard admonition given to juries that indicate they are deadlocked.The jury then delivered its verdicts at the end of the day.Colie’s defense attorney, Adam Pouilliard

A Loudoun County Sheriff's car is seen. (Courtesy Twitter/Loudoun County Sheriff's Office) A jury on Thursday said it can’t agree on whether to convict a delivery driver who shot a YouTube prankster who was following him around a mall food court earlier this year.The jury sent a note to the judge after deliberating for about three hours in the trial of Alan Colie, 31, a DoorDash driver charged with aggravated malicious wounding and firearms counts in the shooting of Tanner Cook, 21, who runs the “Classified Goons” YouTube channel. The April 2 shooting at the food court in Dulles Town Center, about 45 minutes west of the nation’s capital, set off panic as shoppers fled what they feared to be a mass shooting. The jury’s note said it is “divided in terms of whether the defendant acted in self defense.” Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Snow called the jury back into the courtroom around 3:30 p.m. and urged them to continue deliberations, a standard admonition given to juries that indicate they are deadlocked. If the jury remains deadlocked, it’s likely that the judge will be forced to declare a mistrial. Colie’s defense attorney, Adam Pouilliard, said during Thursday’s closing

The partnership will support YouTube's multi-track audio platform and provide creators with resources to dub content into new languages, /PRNewswire/ -- Spotter, the company fueling the creator economy on YouTube, announces a deeper partnership with YouTube, which further supports creators' efforts to reach a global audience. The joint initiative is dedicated to YouTube's multi-language audio (MLA) platform and provides creators access to the resources needed to dub content into new languages.Spotter (PRNewsfoto/Spotter)Together, Spotter and YouTube are making language dubbing accessible to creators who previously lacked the necessary resources and capital to do so and are empowering them to utilize MLA to expand their reach across international audiences.Spotter partnered with MrBeast, the most-subscribed individual creator with over 185 million subscribers on YouTube, by helping fund the translation of his videos into 13 global languages. They just worked together to add a 14th language, expanding MrBeast's reach to a larger German audience."When we saw the impact that foreign language dubbing had on MrBeast's channel, we knew we needed to find a way to bring that possibility to more creators," said Aaron DeBevoise, CEO and Founder of Spotter. "The largest hurdle for these creators in building a multi-audio model is often capital, which

The “Listen again” carousel is how I primarily interact with YouTube Music, and Google is testing a larger, more dense version. Update 9/27: After first appearing in June, YouTube Music is once more testing a redesign of Listen again. However, it’s now called “Speed dial,” which is pretty good branding given the 1-9 nature of this UI. Google has now moved the now playing indicator to the center of the artwork. One argument for this revamp could be that people don’t really scroll right to left and it’s better to show nine recent works over six. However, the truncated song names remain annoying. This Speed dial redesign is not yet widely rolled out. Chime in with your thoughts below: Current, June (Credit: u/astro-gazing), New u/ozxta Original 6/14: At the moment, Listen again is a 10×2 carousel that shows you six songs, albums, playlists, and artists per screen. A new design that at least one user is seeing adopts a 3×3 grid of cover art with more rounded corners. The name of the work is in the bottom-left corner/edge instead of appearing underneath. If you’re listening to a track, it will be highlighted in white with a now playing indicator in

Google said it will shut down Google Podcasts and transition customers to YouTube Music by the end of 2023.  The move is part of a plan by Google to make YouTube the go-to app for all things streaming, including podcasts. Google said 23% of weekly podcast listeners in the U.S. name YouTube as the service they use the most, drastically outperforming Google Podcasts, which garners only 4% of weekly users surveyed. Google said it plans to “get this right” before fully shutting down its podcast service. This segue gives podcasters and audiences time to transition to YouTube Music. Users can use a simple migration tool to add podcast RSS feeds to their YouTube Music library, which includes shows not currently hosted by YouTube.  Members who do not want to move to YouTube can download their favorite shows to play on another compatible app of their choosing. Podcasters will have ample time to move all their content and RSS feeds to YouTube Music. “In the coming weeks and months, we’ll gather feedback to make the migration process from Google Podcasts to YouTube Music as simple and easy as possible,” Google said. “Once we feel the migration tools are ready, we’ll release

British YouTube creator group Sidemen has signed with UTA for representation in all areas of North America, Variety can exclusively reveal. The London-based Sidemen have accumulated over 44.5 million followers across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Made up of seven best friends, Simon, Vik, JJ (aka KSI), Josh, Tobi, Harry and Ethan, the group is renowned as Europe’s largest online collective. Their wide range of content covers gaming, internet challenges, reaction videos and vlogs, as their videos typically go viral and accumulate huge viewership. The individual members will continue to be managed and represented by their current teams. KSI continues to be managed individually by Mams Taylor at Proper Loud and is represented by Mark Bennett at CAA. The Sidemen recently held a charity soccer match at West Ham United’s London Stadium. Its livestream peaked at over 2.7 million concurrent viewers, currently standing with over 22 million views. It went on to raise over $3 million toward charities including Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and m7 education.  The charity stream notably broke the world record for the most viewed livestream sporting event on YouTube, which was previously held by the same group. Fellow UTA

(Image credit: Jay Bonggolto / Android Central) What you need to knowYouTube Premium Lite is a cheaper alternative to Premium for some regions.It launched in 2021 in European countries but is reportedly getting axed.Unfortunately, YouTube Premium Lite Users cannot use the service after October 25, 2023.YouTube Premium Lite has been a cheaper alternative to the streaming platform's original Premium subscription in certain European regions. It launched in 2021 and is likely to see the end of the day by next month.YouTube has reportedly been sending emails (via The Verge) to its Premium Lite subscribers about pulling the plug on the low-cost tier service. The email notes that the service won't be functional after October 25, 2023.It means these users will be left with the choice between watching YouTube with ads or going for a high-priced Premium subscription, which is €11.99 per month. For comparison, the Premium Lite plan launched two years ago for just €6.99 per month. The low-cost tier, however, only offered ad-free YouTube without the ability to offline downloads, background playback, and access to YouTube Music, as the original Premium tier does. For very limited users, Premium Lite has offered a watered-down ad-free YouTube for subscribers that did not