New app launch by Google:-
Google’s internal incubator, Area 120 has launched a new app that allows you to watch the YouTube videos with your friends.
Name of the app:-
The name of the app is Uptime.
iPhone operating systems:-
This app is only available for iOS devices like iPhones and iPads.
A different YouTube experience:-
It will be a complete new YouTube experience.
Reaction feature:-
This app has a reaction feature that might be inspired by Facebook live and Twitter’s Periscope.
Commenting:-
While watching the video, you can post any comment that includes smiley, heart eyes, angry and happy faces etc. The user can see the reactions later on.
Sparkles:-
You can also leave sparkles on the video with your friends.
Similar apps:-
Other apps have been launched in the past that have the same features like:
- YouTubeSocial
- WeMesh,
- LiveLead
- AirTime
How is it different from others?
This app is different from others as it allows you to enjoy the app with your friends that are unable to join immediately.
Review:-
The famous technological website The Verge has said that the app works great for the vertical videos.
Sharing:-
You can share the videos on the app so that your friends can view it.
Checkbox:-
The checkboxes on the app will notify your friends about your latest post.
Invitation:-
The demerit of this app is that you have to send friend requests to your friends as it does not have to import option from other social media sites.
Public sharing:-
This app is available for public sharing not for private sharing.
In-app messaging feature:-
YouTube has recently introduced the in-app messaging feature in its app. This will allow you to share comments and videos with your friends without using SMS or another messaging app.
Not for private sharing:-
This app is not made for private sharing. It is made solely for the public sharing.
App’s content:-
The app’s content has been updated by its developers. The content includes from TV shows to movie clips, funny and cat videos.
Some cons:-
· It lacks searching by genre:-
The one con of the app is that it lacks searching by genre, so that’s why it becomes very difficult for the user to search the desired video.
· Tap on the screen:-
The other con is that there is no way to tap at the top of the screen.
Continuous scrolling:-
This app is made solely for continuous scrolling and you will find not a single feed where you are supposed to see all entries.
It doesn’t support live streaming:-
This app doesn’t support live streaming. This feature can be added if the developers work on this feature.
The pizza code:-
This app is accessible in invite-only mode, but the code pizza helps you let in.
