Creator updates

Previous YouTube updates

Updates from the past 6 months

• Improved Shorts Editor Experience: You can now easily edit your individual video clips in context with other elements (audio, video, visual overlays) in your content. You can make precise adjustments and edits to the timing of each clip with zooming and snapping, rearrange or delete clips to create a rough cut, add music or timed text, and preview your Short to help you better tell the story you want to tell.

  These are the first of more improvements planned to streamline in-app editing for Shorts. This change is now available on Android devices, and will gradually roll out to all creators in the coming weeks. Learn more.

• Automatic highlights for mobile live streams: Creators will now see a Short video automatically pulled from their live stream when the stream ends, making it easy to upload stream highlights to your channel. Learn more about eligibility here.

• New Collaborations feature: Invite up to five creators to be added as collaborators in your video. Each collaborator’s name and a subscribe button for each channel will be shown once the collaborator accepts your invitation. Learn more.

• Studio mobile app update: The Studio mobile app versions 23.32 and below will not be supported starting 3 September 2025. Download the latest version from the Play Store or App Store to continue using the app.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.