That's YouTube Kids
Rumors were already pointing to the work that Google was doing with one of its flagship services. And it is that YouTube now has a version for children, collecting videos and content for the whole family, and with certain possibilities that parents will appreciate every time they put down the smartphone or the tablet to the little ones. This is how YouTube Kids arrives, opening a world of possibilities safe to the little ones in the house using applications
Although rumors pointed to an exclusive version for Android, Google surprised at the official presentation with a version also for Apple devices, opening this video portal for children to more users and mobile devices All this through an application created especially so that the little ones can handle it without any problem, moving between the videos that interest them and even looking for those that they want to see when they still can't write.
Google has created specific applications for YouTube Kids ensuring that the user experience is safe, comfortable and simple As revealed in the rumors last week, the interface or visual aspect of this application is very simpleIt has four large buttons that divide the content accessed from the application into shows or programs , music, videos to learn and an option to search The latter allows you to enter text written using the touch screen, but also dictate and search by voice . Something really useful for those children who still do not control writing.
Apart from this, the terminal screen leaves as much space as possible for the videos, being able to click on any of them to start your repfull screen production Related videos remain at the bottom to jump to them again comfortable way. All the knowledge and information of YouTube within the reach of children, knowing that they are protected content and especially focused on the whole family.Whether it's episodes of Sesame Street or guides and tutorials to make friendship bracelets A collection Tons of content available through one app where playlists and channels are present, and where parents can also have some control
In YouTube Kids there is also parental control for safety and comfort of parents and guardians. This control translates into various functions such as a timer to be able to control the maximum time that children use this application, the control of the volume to prevent kids from making too much of a fuss and finally the ability to turn off the seek function to focus attention only in content pinned to the app home screen.
In short, an adapted service that many families had been waiting for for a long time.Although at the moment it has only been released for the US public However, in the statement from Googleits intention to go further with this service can be seen, we can even read between the lines its motivation to carry out the same process of adaptation to other services So, For now, we will have to wait to enjoy this tool in Spain, with no official date yet. For United States it is already possible to download applications completely free throughGoogle Play and App Store