YouTube takes baby steps to being a real podcast app

YouTube 向成为真正的播客应用迈出了一小步

A new listening mode adds audio-specific controls, but only for Premium subscribers. 一种新的收听模式增加了音频专用控制功能，但仅限 Premium 订阅用户使用。

New features coming to YouTube could make it better for listening to podcasts, rolling out to Premium subscribers starting today on Android and coming later to iOS. YouTube 即将推出的新功能可能会使其更适合收听播客，该功能从今天起面向 Android 平台的 Premium 订阅用户推出，稍后将登陆 iOS 平台。

A new “on-the-go mode” shifts YouTube into an audio-first layout, with larger, simplified playback buttons, a still image in place of the video, and a timeline showing video chapters. YouTube says you can turn on this new mode in a video’s settings — a pop up will also appear if YouTube detects you’re moving around while watching a video. 一种新的“移动模式”（on-the-go mode）将 YouTube 切换为以音频为主的布局，提供更大、更简洁的播放按钮，用静态图像代替视频画面，并显示视频章节的时间轴。YouTube 表示，你可以在视频设置中开启此模式——如果 YouTube 检测到你在观看视频时正在移动，也会弹出提示。

If you like to speed up your podcasts to get through episodes faster, YouTube’s new auto speed feature can help you automate that process. It automatically adjusts playback speed based on a video’s content and the minimum speed you set. During slower or less important moments of a video or podcast, it will quicken playback and return to your baseline speed afterward. 如果你喜欢通过加速播放来更快地听完播客，YouTube 的新自动速度功能可以帮你实现自动化。它会根据视频内容和你设置的最低速度自动调整播放速度。在视频或播客节奏较慢或不太重要的片段中，它会加快播放速度，随后恢复到你的基准速度。

YouTube is also expanding its Ask Music AI search feature to include podcasts. In the YouTube Music app, you can use chatbot prompts to ask for podcast recommendations based on genre, activity, or creator. Spotify similarly began offering podcast suggestions through chatbot prompts earlier this year. YouTube 还将其“Ask Music AI”搜索功能扩展到了播客领域。在 YouTube Music 应用中，你可以使用聊天机器人提示词，根据流派、活动或创作者来获取播客推荐。Spotify 今年早些时候也开始通过聊天机器人提示词提供类似的播客建议。