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YouTube takes baby steps to being a real podcast app

May 28, 2026 Stevie Bonifield

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A screenshot of a podcast on YouTube in on-the-go mode

New features coming to YouTube could make it better for listening to podcasts, rolling out to Premium subscribers starting today on Android and coming later to iOS.

A new "on-the-go mode" shifts YouTube into an audio-first layout, with larger, simplified playback buttons, a still image in place of the video, and a timeline showing video chapters. YouTube says you can turn on this new mode in a video's settings - a pop up will also appear if YouTube detects you're moving around while watching a video.

If you like to speed up your podcasts to get through episodes faster, YouTube's new auto speed feature can help you automate that process. …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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