YouTube tests video thumbnails that begin playing on mouseover

• Chris Chavez
• 8 years ago

YouTube’s main website is constantly evolving, adding new features and small UI tweaks every few weeks it seems. As spotted by someone on Twitter, it appears YouTube is now testing a new feature where video thumbnails begin playing their content on mouseover. It’s a handy feature, something you’ve probably come across on other… ummm… video streaming sites, and an extremely convenient way to peek inside a video and see if it’s really worth your click.

WHOA: YouTube now lets you mouse over video thumbnails to watch a little preview of the video!!! this ruleshttps://t.co/gKdoQEtJzG

— Nick Robinson (@Babylonian) August 15, 2016

So far, we haven’t come across anyone else who’s seeing the new feature activated for them and although it’s possible for A/B testing features like this to never see the light of day, we’ll keep our fingers crossed on this one. Although not technically “Android related,” it’s an interesting tidbit none-the-less. Anyone else seeing this yet on YouTube?

[Twitter]