YouTube continues its mission It competes with Instagram and TikTok. The platform announced New features in shortsespecially including “Add yourself” sticker. True, it looks like almost the same tool Instagram was launched in 2021and you’ll see prompts like “the most recent photo in your camera roll” or “the first photo of you and your partner.”
In this case, YouTube recommends that you create prompts like showing off your dog’s newest trick to “inspire your audience” and create a “chain reaction of engaging content.” The sticker is almost identical to Instagram’s, so it should be an easy transition if you use it there. New to YouTube, this sticker should be rolling out to Shorts over the next few weeks.
YouTube also announced that you will soon be able to add and edit automatically generated titles in Shorts. You can choose between different colors and fonts to better match the titles to your videos. Again, you’ll recognize this from Instagram, but let’s be honest: reinventing the wheel on social media these days is rare, so it’s nice to have options no matter which platform you choose.
Similarly, YouTube is also launching a text-to-speech feature Shorts. The tool allows you to add text after writing a short post and click the “Add Voice” icon at the top left of the screen. From there, YouTube offers four voices you can choose from for the story.
The latest update to Youtube Shorts is for Android users. Soon, Auto layout will be available on Android, allowing you to follow the theme of your video as you create it. You can hear all of these updates directly from the YouTube team below.
