Image-to-image support is available for video services generally at system level for both iPhone and iPad, but YouTube support for the feature was inadequate, requiring solutions such as browser monitoring rather than native application. However, YouTube’s Premium test made the feature much smoother and allowed viewers to continue watching after moving away from the main YouTube app. A screenshot showing the image-to-image test was due to be completed on April 8. Screenshot: YouTube.com YouTube’s image-to-image support for Premium users has always been limited. First announced in June last year, the beta was originally scheduled to expire on October 31, before being extended. However, although the trial was for Premium users only, last month YouTube reaffirmed that it hopes to make the feature available to all iOS users in the US, including non-Premium users, “in the coming months”. Fortunately, the end of YouTube Premium image testing means that Google’s video platform is ready to expand its reach. Just last month, the search giant brought image-to-image support to its YouTube TV service on iOS. Hopefully regular YouTube is not far behind.
