How To Get Features On YouTube
Several YouTube's features lie hidden away in plain sight or require activation to use. The Parental Control feature, for example, helps protect younger viewers from inappropriate video content. Some users may not notice the tiny button that activates this feature. YouTube also has a trial that allows you to test their new HTML5 video player. This player does not use Flash to display videos. Once you discover these YouTube features, you can turn them on and off as needed.
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Instructions
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Add Parental Controls
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Launch your browser and navigate to YouTube.
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Scroll down to the bottom of the page and find the label that reads "Safety Mode."
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Click the word "Off" located next to that label to open the "Choose Your Safety Mode" section. Click "On" to enable Safety Mode. Click "Lock Safety Mode on this Browser" if you wish to keep this mode active for the current browser.
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Click Save, then YouTube will filter out inappropriate content from search results while Safety Mode is on.
Activate HTML5 Player
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Visit YouTube's HTML5 Video Player Web page. This page explains their HTML5 video player and its features.
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Click the "Join the HTML5 Trial" link found at the bottom of the page.
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Navigate to YouTube's home page and play a video. If that video supports HTML5, a new "Normal" button appears at the bottom of the player. Click that button to view a list of speed options. Click one of the options to change the video's playback speed.
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Right-click the video to open a drop-down menu. This menu contains options that allow you to save the video or copy its URL.
Activate Feather Feature
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Navigate to YouTube's Feather Beta Web page. This page explains how the Feather project allows you to watch videos with the lowest possible latency. Low latency enables users with slower video connects to view YouTube content more effectively. The process, however, does not work on all videos.
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Review the information and click "Join the Feather" Beta to join the trial.
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View YouTube videos as you normally do. If the video supports Feather technology, you should experience lower latency while watching the video.
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Tips & Warnings
YouTube notes that Safety Mode does not catch 100 percent of all inappropriate content. However, they do filter content based on processes they use and flags raised by YouTube community users.
To leave the HTML5 video player trial and begin using YouTube's regular video player, return to the HTML5 Video Player page, and click the "Leave the HTML5 Trial" link at the bottom of the page.
Leave the Feather trial by returning to the Feather Beta Web page and clicking "Leave the Feather Beta."
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