For a while now, YouTube\u2019s been letting us preview videos right in the video feed. Now, silently released an update that gives us just a bit more control over those video previews. We now have some rudimentary but useful controls over these YouTube video previews.
\nYou can unmute and scrub YouTube video previews
\nWhen you\u2019re scrolling through your YouTube video feed, you\u2019re likely to see a video that piques your interest, but you don\u2019t want to open up the whole video. This is where the video previews come in. However, until now, you couldn\u2019t really do anything with those previews.
\nNow, that\u2019s all changed. YouTube just released an update where you can control those video previews. For starters, if you want to hear the video, the option to unmute the video is right on the top right of the preview. Next to that, you have the option to enable and disable the closed captions.
\nIf you want to navigate to a different part of the video, you can also do that. When the video preview starts playing, you\u2019ll see a navigation bar appear. Now, you can navigate the video preview just like any YouTube video you open.
\nMake sure you are on the right version of YouTube
\nIf you\u2019re looking for this feature and you can\u2019t find it, you might not be on the right version of YouTube. I\u2019m running version 16.46.37. Find YouTube on the Play Store, tap \u201cWhat\u2019s New\u201d, and go all the way to the bottom. There, you\u2019ll see the version number. Update the app if you need to.
\nIf you don\u2019t have the option to update, then you might just have to wait for it to land on your phone. Most of the time, updates reach different phones at different times. I was able to get this on my LG Velvet and my Pixel 6.<\/p>\n