Top 3 YouTube App Missing Features!
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The New YouTube app is great... But it's missing some HUGE features! This is my wishlist for the YouTube app. Hop to it, Google! 1. Annotations 0:53 2. The Comments System 1:46 3. All the Little Things 2:48 Intro Track: ASDF Movie Song Outro Track: "Channel 41" by Deadmau5 ~ twitter.com gplus.to @MarquesBrownlee @MKBHD
The video by MKBHD surveys the YouTube mobile app and argues that it lacks several core features that users expect from the desktop experience. He identifies three major missing elements that would substantially improve mobile usability: annotations, a robust comments system, and a variety of small but impactful capabilities that are present on desktop but absent on mobile. He explains why annotations matter, illustrating how end screens, links, and corrections can guide viewer behavior and engagement, which mobile app users cannot access today. The discussion about the comments system emphasizes the inability to view top comments, like or reply to comments, or receive notifications, highlighting how this limits community interaction on mobile. He also contrasts the mobile app with the desktop and mobile website, noting that important features like search filtering, sorting options, playlist editing, and channel browsing are either missing or severely constrained on the mobile app. The video culminates in a call for Google to bring parity with the desktop experience and to address the usability gaps that frustrate power users. By the end, the impression is that while the YouTube mobile app is attractive and fast, missing features undermine its overall effectiveness and user satisfaction.
Topics · technology · mobile apps · video platforms · user experience
Questions answered
- Why are annotations considered a missing feature on the YouTube mobile app?
- Annotations are missing on the mobile app because mobile interfaces focus on touch interactions and you cannot place interactive overlays or links within videos the way desktop players can, which limits engagement and context.
- What improvements does the video propose for the YouTube mobile app's comments system?
- The video proposes features such as top rated comments visibility, the ability to like and reply to comments, and notification alerts for comment activity to enhance community interaction on mobile.