YouTube App Updated to Support ‘Deep Neural Network Technology’ for Even Better Recommendations

BY Evan Selleck

Published 26 Apr 2016

New YouTube Home Tab

YouTube wants to make sure that you’re discovering the content the platform has to offer, but at the same time the content you’ll already be excited to watch even before you hit play.

The team behind developing the YouTube Android (and iOS) app are aiming to make the task of discovering new content a bit easier, thanks to the latest update to the app. The new update, which is rolling out today for both Android and iOS users, will give the Home tab in the YouTube app a new look, making it easier to discover new videos, all with a clean and simple format.

The new redesign isn’t the only part worth noting, though. According to the official announcement, the new update also supports “deep neural network technology,” which means that the more you use the YouTube app, and the more videos you watch, the Home tab will start to learn what you like, and make recommendations based on that.

The team says that this new update means you’ll see more recent videos, as well as more content from the creators that you watch regularly.

The new update for YouTube begins rolling out today. How often are you perusing the YouTube catalog and watching videos?

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[via YouTube Blog]