'Watch Later', a useful but often forgotten feature on YouTube

You are someone who entertains YouTube in your free time, and most of the videos you watch are over 30 minutes long, so you often watch them in parts. But the problem is that sometimes you forget to watch all of these videos and when you suddenly remember, you have to find them again, which is very time-consuming.

Actually, YouTube has taken this situation into account and has provided a solution, you just don't pay attention to using it. That is the 'Watch Later' feature - Save to watch later list.

When you find a video you want to save, add it to Watch later. This is a video playlist created by YouTube for all accounts to help you store videos that you need to watch multiple times or watch at different intervals.

Why do we forget to use the 'Watch Later' feature?

There are several factors that contribute to our forgetting this useful feature. First, both the "Save" button and the playlist itself are buried too deep in the YouTube interface. If you want to save a video on your computer, you have to click on the three dots to open the additional menu, Tap "Save" then select the "Watch Later" playlist. Oddly, YouTube uses an 'Add to Playlist' option instead of the traditional 'Save' button.

The Save button is easier to find in the YouTube mobile app but is still behind the Like, Dislike, Share, Remix, Download buttons. , and Thanks. but are still basically out of sight. This is part of the reason why many longtime YouTube users forget this button even exists.

As mentioned, the Watch Later feature helps us save our favorite videos but don't have time to watch them or simply watch them again at another time. Maybe the reason we forget about "Watch Later" is because the video list you access through saved playlists instead of a dedicated "Saved Videos" section. There's something about these videos This saved playlist becomes an incalculable playlist. You can link playlists to related pieces of content by topic to enjoy the best content in a curated, rather than a limited way. must be an aggregate for saved videos.

Marvin Fry

Update 20 July 2024