YouTube is testing a new experimental feature available for Premium users that will allow them to play music videos at 256 kbps. Which is an upgrade, since previously, such quality was exclusively available on YouTube Music.
But that's not all. Among other experiments that Premium subscribers can test at youtube.com/new is Picture-in-Picture for YouTube Shorts on iOS that lets you watch short videos while other apps are open. If you want to automatically download recommended Shorts on your iPhone for offline viewing, you can also turn on the Smart Downloads feature which will be available only for iOS.
For all of you who always wanted to skip ahead to a specific part of a video, YouTube is about to introduce another feature—Jump Ahead, which is currently tested by the company and will be available for web viewing as well. The last experimental feature is the ability to play videos at an ever faster speed on iOS and Android, with the playback options being expanded to 4x the speed.
