Google will launch its YouTube app for children on February 23
The rumors were more and more pressing, and that is that Googlewas working on something that was already known, although without official confirmation from the company itself. Now it is known that it was true and a date has even been set: next February 23 Google will launch the YouTube Kids application. A version of its video platformFor the smallest of the houseA most appropriate movement taking into account the trends in the consumption of audiovisual content by young people, having its own corner for the safety of parents.
The news comes from the newspaper USA Today, where they have been able to echo information that, for the moment, has not been confirmed by Google However, the evidence presented is nothing more than confirmation of the rumors that have been swarming the Internet for some time. And it is that Google has not been especially careful when it comes to protecting this information, especially after having acquired developer companies of toys and content for children, or after launching surveys to test whether users would welcome a version of YouTube for Kids
At the moment, what is known is that it will be an exclusive application for the platform Android , and not a subdivision of the most famous video portal on the Internet.It would be called YouTube Kids and its main benefit is an interface adapted to the little ones, with big buttons and very basic functions like voice search, easier than typing names that you might They still don't know how to spell. All this reduced to the lowest common denominator: videos for the little ones In fact, according to the medium USA Today , the application is aimed at users aged 10 and under, so a particularly simple graphical interface is essential for your comfortable user experience , as well as content adapted to their age. But there is more data.
Along with this first simplistic image of the application, it is also known that the tool will have a powerful parental control An issue that For now, it translates into the possibility of limiting the time that children enjoy their contentThus, the application could lock itself with a password after a certain period of time of use, avoiding the overexposure of the little ones and the abuse of this video tool.
With all this, all that remains is to wait for the supposed launch date to be confirmed next day February 23 as indicated echoes the source of this news. And it is that Google has not yet ruled on the matter. Nor if this tool could come under a paid monthly subscription A possibility that emerges from the surveys launched to users a few months ago.
In short, a tool for children with programs, series and videos specially selected for them, allowing them to enjoy a community rich in content and creativity, but raising limits and protections We will have to wait to see if the prediction of the rumors comes true and if it also arrives early for Spanish market
