SAN FRANCISCO: Google-owned YouTube has introduced that it’s testing a brand new lock display screen function, which can enable customers to disable contact enter whereas watching a video.
“Lock Display disables contact enter whereas watching a video in order that unintentional faucets don’t pause, skip or disrupt the video,” the corporate mentioned on its experiments web page.
This new function can be obtainable on Android and iOS. Though the function is in testing, Premium members can entry this function till July 30.
Whereas watching a video in full-screen mode, customers must faucet on the gear icon within the high left nook of the display screen and choose ‘Lock Display’, to make use of this function.
In the meantime, final month, the video-sharing platform had mentioned that it was testing a 3 strikes coverage for individuals utilizing advert blockers. “We’re operating a small experiment globally that urges viewers with advert blockers enabled to permit adverts on YouTube or strive YouTube Premium. Advert blocker detection just isn’t new, and different publishers repeatedly ask viewers to disable advert blockers,” a YouTube spokesperson had mentioned.
The corporate additionally offered particulars on how the coverage works, whereas noting that “advert blockers violate YouTube’s Phrases of Service.”