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YouTube Creators monthly roundup
Latest YouTube updates
Updates from the past 4 weeks
- The Inspiration Tab has been launched globally:The Inspiration Tab is now available on the Content page in YouTube Studio on desktop in all global markets, including the United Kingdom, European Union, and Switzerland. The Inspiration Tab lets you explore ideas with the assistance of AI tools to brainstorm your next video. Learn more about the Inspiration Tab .
Previous YouTube updates
Updates from the past 6 months
June 2025
- Communities availability update:All creators 16+ with access to Posts can now opt-in to use Communities . Communities is a dedicated space for you and your subscribers to connect with each other right from your channel. By fostering ongoing discussions and fan-to-fan connections, Communities help cultivate a more engaged and loyal audience. Learn more about starting a Community and moderating your Community .
- Advanced mode refreshes with new features:Starting in June 2025, the Advanced mode creator experience will be refreshed. Improvements include more intuitive navigation and layout, which added new features providing more granular data without being overwhelming. These changes will gradually roll out to all creators in the coming weeks. Learn more .
- Stickers on shoppable Shorts:Now, when you tag products in your Shorts, viewers will get a fun visualization of the first tagged product, in the form of a shopping product sticker. Shopping product stickers will replace the Shopping button for all Shorts with tagged products. Learn more .
May 2025
- Ad suitability additional reviews:Starting May 12, 2025, we’re making improvements to our ad suitability review process. As a result, we may conduct additional reviews that may be human on new video uploads, even if visibility is set to private. In some cases, video monetization decisions may take up to 24 hours. This update is designed to improve the accuracy of monetization decisions and increase your channel’s overall monetization potential. Learn more .
April 2025
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Location Auto Tagging:We're expanding auto tagged locations to travel & restaurant-related Shorts to help viewers find locally relevant content. Location tags, based on your Short’s title & description, may appear as an overlay in the Shorts player.
You can adjust or opt-out of auto tagged locations in Studio. Learn more .
March 2025
- Studio mobile app update:The Studio mobile app versions 23.10 and below will not be supported starting 3 March 2025. Download the latest version from the Play Store or App Store to continue using the app.
- Automatic dubbing language update:For creators with access to auto dubbing, the following “experimental” languages: Hindi, Indonesian, and Japanese, are no longer considered “experimental.” They will now be included with the other non-experimental languages and will be auto-published in accordance to your settings if you have auto publish turned on. Learn more .
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Changes to Shorts view counting:Starting 3/31/2025, we're updating how we count Shorts views. This update may increase your Shorts views, providing a more complete view of how your Shorts are performing, especially if you share content on different platforms. The previous Shorts views metric will now be called “Engaged views.”
This change won't impact your eligibility for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), Shorts revenue sharing, or earnings. These will continue to be based on "Engaged views". Learn more .
- Updates to the "Video Copyright Details" page:We're updating the design to the "Video Copyright Details" page to make it more intuitive and help you find relevant information faster. You can now better understand the critical information about your channel's status, video's visibility, and monetization after you receive a copyright claim or strike. Learn more .
February 2025
- New suggestions to replace your video songs:We added a new “Suggestions" tab to the Replace song feature in YouTube Studio. Now you can also select the same song multiple times and mute and replace a song in a single operation. Learn more .
