YouTube 2.1 App for Android Released

Today, Google released its upgraded YouTube app version 2.1 in Android market. This marks the separation of YouTube app from the built-in app of the OS release. The app has been rebuilt from scratch to mimic  the YouTube desktop experience and touted as the fastest and most intuitive YouTube app to date.

Feature highlights:

• In-page playback: you can read the video description, browse related, rate or flag videos without having to interrupt video playback.
• Posting comments: you can post a comment while the video is playing, just like on the desktop website.
• Subscription updates: we’ve made it easier to access new videos from your subscriptions. If you are signed into your account, you will see all your subscription updates right on the home screen of the app.
• New full-screen UI: To enter full-screen mode simply rotate the phone. The new player controls make it easier to seek within the video, and you can pause or resume the playback by just tapping on the screen.

Google first released an early version of the unbundled app a few of weeks ago as 2.0, the developers collected user feedback, and addressed the key user requests in version 2.1.

Please note that the new YouTube app only works on devices running Android 2.2. To install it, search for ‘YouTube’ in Android Market. It also comes pre-installed on many upcoming Android 2.3 devices, such as the Nexus S.

[Source Google Blog]

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