YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.
You can create a Custom Feed by tapping the plus button at the top of the Home page andYouTube Music can now turn your thoughts into a personalized playlist describing exactly what you want to watch. The prompt can cover a specific topic, type of content, or even a particular mood or vibe, and YouTube will keep updating the resulting feed as new videos become available.
🎨 Say hello to a refreshed @YouTube homepage experience!
There’s a new simplified top bar, with quick access to your subscriptions alongside Movies & TV, Live, Music, and your custom feeds.
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Regular accounts can save up to three Custom Feeds at a time, while YouTube Premium subscribers can keep up to eight. Each one stays accessible from the top of the Home page and can be edited or removed whenever you want. Custom Feeds are currently rolling out to signed-in viewers aged 13 and older in the U.S. using English-language settings. They work on mobile and desktop, although both watch and search history need to be turned on.
YouTube is also testing a simplified top bar for the Home tab on mobile. Subscriptions are moving into that navigation, alongside standard feeds for Live and Music. A Movies & TV option will also appear for viewers with active subscriptions.
Instagram is making its way to yet another screen, and this time, Apple TV is getting a taste of the Reels rabbit hole. The company has launched a dedicated Instagram app for Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows to the big screen. So, if watching one quick clip on a phone somehow turns into an hour of scrolling, there's now a much larger screen for that.
Instagram brings Reels and more to Apple TV
Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its "finest headphones ever." The new flagship closed-back headphone has debuted at an eye-watering price of $3,799. It combines hand-finished Japanese woodwork with a newly developed 58mm driver.
The earcups are made from Kiso cypress, a prized wood historically used for Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Each housing is finished by hand with traditional Echizen lacquer, which brings out the grain and is expected to darken over time. The frame and sliders are finished in a deep navy kachi-iro shade traditionally associated with samurai.
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