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YouTube's Latest Experiment: Pinch-to-Zoom on Mobile – PCMag

YouTube is testing a new pinch-to-zoom feature on mobile devices.The experiment, which is exclusive to YouTube Premium subscribers, will run until Sept. 1. At that point YouTube will decide whether or not it wants to make this feature available permanently.YouTube Premium subscribers can enable pinch-to-zoom on YouTube's website(Opens in a new window) and then start playing around with it on their iOS or Android devices. (Although I had to restart the YouTube app on my iPhone before the experimental feature was made available on that device.)The feature works like you'd expect, given that pinch-to-zoom has been a standard feature on smartphones since the original iPhone debuted in 2007. It offers single-point adjustments to the current magnification (1.0, 1.1, etc.) up to a maximum zoom level of 8.There are natural limitations on this feature. YouTube defaults to streaming at lower resolutions on mobile devices, for example, meaning there aren't as many fine details to zoom in on. But even higher resolution streams are going to look pretty blocky at 8x magnification. Recommended by Our Editors YouTube users might still appreciate the ability to get a closer look at something in a video. The feature could prove useful to people hunting for…

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YouTube's latest experimental feature lets you zoom in on videos – The Verge

YouTube is testing a new mobile app feature with its premium subscribers that allows them to zoom in on any video. As noted by 9to5Google, the latest opt-in experimental feature enables a pinch-to-zoom gesture for videos — and it works both in portrait and full-screen landscape view. According to the company, the zoom feature will remain in testing until September 1st, giving YouTube about a month to gather user feedback and refine things before potentially rolling it out more widely. You can opt in through the “try new features” section of YouTube’s settings. Screenshot: Richard Lawler / The Verge To enable pinch to zoom, open YouTube’s settings menu either on your phone or from the website. As long as you’re subscribed to YouTube Premium, there should be a “try new features” section. Right now, the only feature available for testing is the zoom function. It seems there might be a delay between opting in to the test and actually being able to use the pinch gesture, as I was unable to zoom in closer on any videos immediately after toggling it on. But once it’s active, you should be able to zoom in at up to 8x. There are already…

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Oleksandr Usyk to stream Anthony Joshua rematch free on YouTube – Mirror Online

Usyk will take on Joshua for a second time later this month and will stream the heavyweight showdown free of charge for fans in UkraineVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableJoshua and Usyk face off ahead of heavyweight world title rematch Oleksandr Usyk has been granted permission to show his rematch with Anthony Joshua for FREE in Ukraine. Usyk will defend his three heavyweight world titles against the Brit in Jeddah on August 20, almost a year after he dethroned Joshua in London. The Ukrainian attempted to buy the rights to the fight to then show it for free in his homeland, but was instead gifted them by the Saudi organisers. The champion's promoter Alex Krassyuk told talkSPORT : "He intended to buy, but received it for Ukraine. He makes it free to watch via Megogo , his YouTube channel and via state public TV ‘Suspilne’." Fans in the UK will have to pay £26.95 to watch the fight on Sky Sports Box Office after the broadcaster won a bidding war with streaming service DAZN. Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk meet again later this month ( Image: Mark Robinson) Usyk's second meeting with Joshua had been due to take place earlier this…

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