YouTube would be testing a new method that allows us to organize our video feed based on our favorite color. Although, at the moment, only red, green and blue are available. We tell you all the details.
Over the past few months, YouTube has made different changes to your platform that pursue the same objective: ensure the best possible experience for its users. However, we had not yet witnessed any change similar to the one we are telling you about today and referenced by the specialized media 9to5Google. From now on, users who use the android app To access the platform you will be able to sort your feed based on your favorite color.
When this possibility was discovered, we were expected to have a wider color palette, that allowed us to choose between practically any possibility in terms of color. However, at the moment only red, blue and green are available. Waiting to know if they will include new options.
Video recommendations by color
Once we carry out the Colour selection Depending on our preferences, we will be able to see how the sample of videos that is offered to us will change considerably, adapting to our choice. However, YouTube has not given more information at the moment to know how this filter works, so it is unknown if it only looks at the colors that appear in the cover image or if it takes into account any other parameter that can be extracted. of the description or code of the video to carry out the relevant sorting.
In tests carried out by the previously mentioned media, it is shown how the filter is still it is not all that is necessary that it should and, in many cases, we are going to find recommendations that are not completely adapted to the chosen color range. It is possible that as YouTube collects feedback from its users, improvements will progressively be made in content filtering that will allow us to cover a greater number of videos with better precision.
Discovering new content
At the time of writing these lines, we still do not know if this is a new possibility that will remain with us for a long period or if, on the contrary, they would only be doing tests to Know the reaction of your community. In any case, through these types of techniques, YouTube continues to explore all the options that exist so that users can discover new content and, with them, increase the time they spend on the platform.
We remember that in the YouTube Music appusers also have at their disposal a large number of filters that go beyond the classics, such as power receive customizations depending on our mood.
At the moment, as we have previously mentioned, only users can access this function. YouTube users on the Android platform. Depending on its success, it is likely that other users will also be able to start using it in the medium term. In the meantime, our recommendation is that you make sure you always have the latest version of YouTube to have the security that you are enjoying the latest platform updates.
