How YouTube Reinvented Itself for the Next Billion Users (opens in new tab)

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8 pointsjplevine9y ago5 comments

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I don't doubt their intentions, but their execution leaves a lot to be desired. The Youtube app used to have a setting where we could make it only show videos only in low-res mode. It's gone now, and family members who are not tech-savvy use up a good deal more of the monthly download limit than they used to.

ManlyBread9y ago

It seems that since the Google+ integration fiasco every single "improvement" YouTube introduces is a step back.

wodenokoto9y ago

I'm surprised that it needs WiFi in order to share.

If your friend is already on WiFi, why can't he just stream from YouTube?

detaro9y ago

Because a local wi-fi network isn't necessarily connected to the Internet? Or only with a very very slow connection?

You can share things downloaded earlier, through another, faster connection.

anotheryou9y ago

I miss watching all uploads of a channel chronologically

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