What's new

A video marked "For grown-ups only" asks the viewer to confirm their age before it plays.

Every Short plays in the site's own player now: the same picture quality, gestures and settings menu as a video, with a small gear in the corner.

Members on an ad-free package see no advertisements anywhere - not on the pages and not in the player.

On Auto the player now steps up to a sharper size whenever your connection allows it.

Pages open noticeably quicker.

Open a video and it plays; the next one follows when it ends.

The player remembers how far you got and starts there next time.

Pick a frame of the video as its thumbnail, or upload a picture of your own.

Videos added from YouTube play in the site's own player, and the seek bar shows a preview of where you are pointing.

A large file goes up in pieces, several at a time, and carries on after a dropped connection.

The watch page fits small screens. Tap the sides of the player to skip, hold to play at double speed, turn the phone for full screen.

Suggestions while you type, your recent searches, and results ordered by how well they match.

Emoji, comments that appear without reloading the page, and comments a channel can pin to the top.

Chapters taken from the description, an embed builder, keyboard shortcuts, and a picture size that adjusts itself.

Uploading is four clear steps now. The file goes up first, and while it does you fill in the title, thumbnail, playlist and who may see it. A video can be planned for a later day.