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YouTube is now testing a built-in sleep timer, but only with Premium subscribers(9to5google.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18477295

YouTube is now testing out a welcome feature, a sleep timer, but it only works on mobile and desktop, and only for Premium subscribers.

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unalivejoy@lemm.ee
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They’re fixing the exploit The Spiffing Brit and others use.

https://youtu.be/8iOjeb5DTZI

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JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works
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I remember having a sleep timer app, on my phone, about a decade ago. It was free and turned off any media playing after a set time, regardless of where the source was coming from. Worked great… not sure why it’s a premium feature, I wouldn’t be surprised if that app still exists.

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paddirn@lemmy.world
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Wow, an incredibly basic feature only available to Premium subscribers? How far the mighty have fallen.

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CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.world
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Ooo, I wonder if Grayjay could steal this? 🤔

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hark@lemmy.world
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Wouldn’t they want to roll this out to all users as soon as possible to save on bandwidth? They have an “are you still watching?” prompt to save on bandwidth as well, right?

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Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip
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But they get ad revenue from ads playing even if you aren’t actively watching. Premium subs don’t have any ads so they can save bandwidth AND not have to worry about losing ad money.

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