thumbnails

• YouTube is using AI to tinker with everything — from thumbnails to homepages to entire videos
• YouTube adds “one of the most requested features” on Shorts: Custom thumbnails

  Creators can now design custom thumbnails on YouTube Shorts. Neal Mohan called that update "one of the most requested features."

  
• YouTube is expanding a feature that lets creators “test and compare” titles and thumbnails

  Two years after announcing in-platform A/B tests and thumbnails, YouTube is expanding the experimental group for that feature.

  
• TikTok just employed a whole bunch of thumbnail designers

  The platform is finally, for the first time in its existence, allowing creators to upload custom thumbnails.

  
• Introducing ViewStats: A data platform for YouTube creators co-founded by MrBeast (Exclusive)
• YouTube Shorts isn’t just getting ads. New thumbnails and analytics are coming soon.
• Getting lost in longer TikTok videos? A new feature will help.
• YouTube Testing Mega-Sized Thumbnails On Desktop Homepage, Much To Some Users’ Chagrin
• YouTube Rolls Out Edge-To-Edge Thumbnails In Android App
• YouTube Experiments With Automated Thumbnails For A Small Percentage Of Viewers
• At VidCon Keynote, MatPat Discusses Behavioral Psychology Behind Winning Titles, Thumbnails
• Scrolling Over A YouTube Thumbnail On Desktop Now Plays A Three-Second GIF Preview