YouTube Music Gets a New ‘Collaborate’ Button for Playlists

If you and your friends useYouTube Musica lot, you will soon be able to create collaborative playlists in the app. The feature was first spotted in development a few months back. However, today, 9to5Google is reporting that it’s showing up in the YouTube Music app.

Apparently, if you open a playlist in YouTube Music, and tap on the edit button (the pencil icon) you will now see a new ‘Collaborate’ button alongside the privacy settings for the playlist. 9to5Google says that thebutton shows up regardless of the privacy settings you choose: public, private, or unlisted. However, tapping on the button currently does not do anything. Instead, you will simply get a toast notification saying “navigation unavailable”.Image courtesy: 9to5Google

According to the report, the button is showing up in the latest version of the YouTube Music Android app (v3.69). However, the same doesn’t show up on myPixel 4. It is also not available on the latest version of the YouTube Music app on iOS. It is likely that Google is testing the button, or it’s a server side rollout that will take place over the next few days or weeks. However, if you’re not seeing the button either, don’t fret because you’re not missing out on anything yet.

Having a collaborative playlist may be a great idea for a lot of users. Personally, I think it’s going to be useful for me and my friends when we plan a road trip next. With collaborative playlists we don’t need to worry about “who gets to play the music” anymore.

Akshay Gangwar

Greetings, tech titans and fellow literary time-travelers! I’m Akshay, your tech-whisperer and Harry Potter’s number one stalker – seriously, don’t ask me how many times I’ve read those books; it’s borderline unhealthy.

Working in the tech journalism industry since 2016, I have 7 years of experience covering everything from technology news, to well-researched resource articles. Now the Content Strategist at Beebom, I often pen down op-eds for our website, sharing expert commentary on the latest in technology, AI, and electric cars.

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