Youtube is the platform preferred by millions of users to play the videos of their favorite artists or shows, as well as watch series, documentaries or the latest news. For those who are used to opening content from their smartphones, the company has just launched a new function called “Continue Watching ” and from Google it was reported that soon all users will be able to play on their PC, laptop or television a material that they have paused on their mobile, how to achieve it? Here we explain it to you in detail.
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The new feature allows the user who has started to watch a certain video in the application to Android or iOS restart it from the same point on another screen.
How to play a paused YouTube video on another screen
The option that allows you to continue watching the video is shown on a computer with Google Chrome or a television with Android TV and the application of YouTube , although it does not allow to resume it on mobile phones. This function requires to have the Google Account synchronized.
- When opening YouTube for computer, the user will see a pop-up screen in the lower right corner, with the play line right where they stopped watching the video.
- What explain in 9to5Google , just click on the ‘Continue Watching’ or ‘Continue Watching’ label to resume it.
- Pressing the play button will automatically start the reduced view, while pressing anywhere will open the full video page.
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How to activate the synchronization of the Google account
To activate the synchronization, you need a Google account.
- Open Chrome on your computer.
- At the top right, click on ‘Profile’.
- Log in to your Google account.
- If you want to synchronize your information on all your devices, do click on ‘Activate Synchronization’ and then ‘Activate’.
- If you want to sync multiple accounts or share your computer with other users, see how to add profiles in Chrome .
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