YouTube has rolled out the ability to search directly from comments on long-form videos and Shorts.

YouTube announced a batch of updates for Shorts, its short-form video experience. These updates include longer Shorts, a streamlined player, templates, and more.

YouTube has rolled out updates for customizing Shorts thumbnails.

YouTube is experimenting with new content discovery experiences on the Watch Page and in Shorts. Viewers in this test may encounter various video formats in different experiences, such as long-form videos appearing in the Shorts feed or new feeds dedicated to long-form content.

YouTube has started adding ‘New’ labels to Shorts that have recently been uploaded. When searching for content, some Shorts may display a small label at the top left with the word 'New' in white text on a black background.

YouTube is testing new content discovery experiences across the Watch Page and Shorts. Viewers included in the experiment may notice a mix of video formats appearing in different places. For example, they might encounter a long-form video in the Shorts feed or new feeds featuring long-form video. In the case of a long-form video showing up in Shorts, creators could see metrics attributed to the Shorts feed in their Analytics for this video.

YouTube has rolled out the ability for creators to save music directly from the Shorts feed.

YouTube is set to introduce new features for Shorts thumbnails this year, including the ability to edit thumbnails post-upload and add text and filters.

YouTube announced several new tools for Shorts, which Rene Ritchie, YouTube's Creator Liaison, and Johanna Voolich, YouTube’s Chief Product Officer, discussed in more detail during a sit-down.

YouTube has added Members-Only Shorts, short-form videos that creators can share with paying subscribers.

YouTube now permits creators to remix previously remixed Shorts using features such as Sound, Cut, Collab, or Green Screen. In the past, creators could only remix a source video.

YouTube has fully launched Collabs, making it available to users on Android and iOS devices.