This Week at YouTube: Last Newsflash of 2025!

Summary

In this final YouTube newsflash of 2025, Lauren from the YouTube product team highlights key updates, including the expansion of Voice Replies for creators, a new setting for managing translations and dubbing, and the launch of YouTube Create on iPhone. Other updates include the introduction of Super Chat Goals for vertical live streams, expanded channel guidelines for creators, and image editing with Google's Nano Banana tool. Additionally, AI-powered features like clip suggestions and comment summaries are being introduced. As the year wraps up, YouTube reflects on a successful 2025 and teases exciting developments for 2026.

Takeaways

• 😀 Voice Replies feature is expanding to millions of creators, allowing them to respond to comments with voice recordings up to 30 seconds long.
• 😀 YouTube is launching a new setting to manage translations for multi-language audio, auto dubbing, and subtitles to help viewers consume content in their preferred languages.
• 😀 YouTube Create is now available on iPhone, allowing creators to edit and produce content on mobile.
• 😀 Super Chat Goals feature is now available on vertical live streams, enabling creators to set fundraising goals and celebrate with their audience once goals are achieved.
• 😀 Channel Guidelines are being expanded to YouTube communities, allowing creators to set rules for comments, live chats, and community posts.
• 😀 YouTube is experimenting with showing image posts in the Shorts feed, enabling creators to use up to 10 images to tell stories.
• 😀 Nano Banana, Google’s image editing model, is coming to YouTube, allowing creators to easily edit images in their posts, change backgrounds, and more with AI-powered prompts.
• 😀 AI-powered suggested clips are being introduced for podcast playlist videos, making it easier for creators to extract and share video clips based on transcriptions.
• 😀 Comment Summary is being added to YouTube Studio on mobile, helping creators quickly understand the themes of audience comments on their videos.
• 😀 The YouTube team thanked the community for their support and patience throughout 2025, and is already working on the roadmap for 2026, with more features planned to help creators grow and connect.

Q & A

What is the Voice Replies feature on YouTube?

The Voice Replies feature allows creators to respond to comments with a 30-second voice message. This feature is available on the YouTube app and Studio Mobile, and helps foster more meaningful interactions between creators and their audiences.

How can creators use the Voice Replies feature?

Creators can navigate to one of their videos on the YouTube app, find a comment they want to respond to, tap 'Reply,' then tap the Soundwave icon to record and post a voice reply. This can also be done via Studio Mobile by clicking on 'Community' and following the same steps.

What new feature is being introduced for multilingual viewers?

YouTube is launching a new setting that allows viewers to manage translations for dubs, titles, and descriptions. This feature will ensure content is available in their preferred languages, with original audio remaining unaffected unless a translation is enabled.

How does the auto dubbing and multi-language audio system work?

Creators can use auto dubbing or multi-language audio to make their videos accessible to global audiences by dubbing the original audio into multiple languages. Viewers can select their preferred language for dubs, and YouTube will apply the translations accordingly.

What improvements have been made to YouTube Create?

YouTube Create is now available on iPhone, giving creators more flexibility in creating content directly from their mobile devices. The tool helps in video editing, allowing creators to make polished content on the go.

What is the purpose of Super Chat Goals?

Super Chat Goals allow creators to set a goal for their audience to reach through purchases of Super Chats during live streams. Viewers can see the goal progress and time remaining, and if the goal is reached, a fun animation is shown to celebrate the achievement.

How do Channel Guidelines work on YouTube?

Channel Guidelines let creators define the types of conversations they want to see in comments, live chats, and community posts. These guidelines help set expectations for audience interactions and are visible to viewers when they post comments or engage with content on channels with enabled guidelines.

What new feature is being tested with image posts in the Shorts feed?

YouTube is testing the display of image posts in the Shorts feed. Creators can include up to 10 images in these posts, which are designed to tell a story or share visual content in a new format, alongside the regular short-form video content.

What is Nano Banana, and how does it benefit creators?

Nano Banana is a new image editing tool that allows creators to modify images in their YouTube posts. It can be used to change backgrounds, outfits, hairstyles, and even time travel to different decades. This feature provides a creative way for creators to enhance their visuals and engage their audience.

What functionality does the AI-powered suggested clips feature offer?

The AI-powered suggested clips feature helps creators easily select and publish clips from their long-form videos. Currently available for podcast playlist videos, it suggests specific segments for creators to use as short clips, making it easier to share bite-sized content with their audience.