<p>YouTube, which is owned by Google, recently revealed that it is testing a new lock screen feature that would let viewers turn off touch input while viewing a video.</p>
<p>According to the company’s experiments website, “Lock Screen disables touch input while watching a video so that accidental taps do not pause, skip, or disrupt the video.”<img decoding=”async” class=”alignnone wp-image-61847″ src=”https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/www.theindiaprint.com-this-new-lock-screen-feature-is-being-tested-by-youtube-on-ios-and-android-find-out-more-download-2023-07-07t142127.285.jpg” alt=”” width=”1125″ height=”630″ srcset=”https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/www.theindiaprint.com-this-new-lock-screen-feature-is-being-tested-by-youtube-on-ios-and-android-find-out-more-download-2023-07-07t142127.285.jpg 300w, https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/www.theindiaprint.com-this-new-lock-screen-feature-is-being-tested-by-youtube-on-ios-and-android-find-out-more-download-2023-07-07t142127.285-150×84.jpg 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px” /></p>
<p>Both iOS and Android users will have access to this new capability. Even though the function is still being tested, Premium users still have access to it until July 30.</p>
<p>Users who want to utilize this function while viewing a video in full-screen mode must hit the gear icon in the top-left corner of the screen and choose “Lock Screen.”</p>
<p>The video-sharing website had also announced last month that it was experimenting with a three-strikes policy for users with ad blockers. We are urging users who have ad blockers activated to turn them off or to test YouTube Premium as part of a short experiment we are doing worldwide. Ad blocker detection is not new, and other publishers often request that users turn off their ad blockers, according to a YouTube representative.</p>
<p>Along with providing information on the policy’s operation, the business also said that “ad blockers violate YouTube’s Terms of Service.”</p>
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