YouTube has updated how the “skip” button works with ads, and it may no longer appear right away. Over the past few weeks, YouTube users across mobile and desktop have noticed new behavior in which ...

YouTube has reportedly started "hiding" the skip button during the initial ad for a video on mobile devices. The ad shows a full length duration bar, but the skip button only appears once that ...

Some YouTube users have observed the platform making it harder to skip ads in recent days. On Reddit, a user reported seeing ...

A new dawn is now on YouTube where it is pushing more ads for Free users to watch on the platform, and this is now heavily felt by basic accounts as the 'skip' button is now hidden away by the company ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

YouTube has responded to users who are accusing it of trying to hide the ad skip button. The company says that the button still appears after five seconds of playback. It appears the firm is making ...

Unless you pay $13.99 per month for YouTube Premium, you'll have to deal with ads when you watch videos on YouTube. Thankfully, skipping the ads has always been easy, but over the past few days, ...

The YouTube mobile app is starting to hide its countdown timer and grayed-out skip button when it plays ads. The skip button now only surfaces after a user has watched a specific portion of the ad, ...

But you might see a progress bar instead of a countdown to know when to hit skip. But you might see a progress bar instead of a countdown to know when to hit skip. is a senior reporter covering ...