YouTube Messenger is a new feature from the Alphabet Inc (GOOG,GOOGL)-owned company that aims to keep users on its app for longer.
Here are a few things to know about YouTube Messenger, as collected from Wired.
- The feature is only available in the service’s mobile app.
- Only select users are being invited to test the feature.
- Invited users can invite other users by bringing them into a chat.
- Users can use native sharing to send videos through the messenger feature.
- It saves users the trouble of using a separate messaging app while on their mobile devices.
- YouTube hopes the feature will result in more shared videos.
To learn more about YouTube Messenger, click here.
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