YouTube has lots of nice options to make the video-watching expertise a deal with. However, that doesn’t imply a lot if the corporate retains taking them away. YouTube took away the video sorting function that may kind a channel’s movies from the oldest to latest. Nonetheless, in line with Android Police, evidently this function may very well be making a comeback (possibly).
The function would make it loads simpler to see the oldest video on a channel. The normal methodology is to go to the channel and scroll till you possibly can’t scroll anymore. That wouldn’t be an issue for channels with just a few dozen movies, however main manufacturers with lots of if not 1000’s of movies will likely be a serious ache.
Whereas folks loved this function, YouTube took it away. We knew that it was going away for a while, however the firm formally took it away final October.
Effectively, YouTube may deliver again the power to kind movies by oldest
Apparently, this function was extra sought-after than the corporate thought as a result of it’s making its method again to some corners of the YouTube ecosystem. A number of Redditors have observed the function pop up once more. There’s a screenshot under displaying the Oldest Chip on the Android Headlines YouTube channel. The screenshot confirmed the cell model of the app.
There are some oddities with this return. For starters, solely a handful of individuals truly see this feature. We have been capable of see the function on our cellphone as you possibly can see above. Nonetheless, we don’t understand how widespread that is.
Additionally, it seems that this function isn’t seen on the desktop model of YouTube. That may very well be a difficulty for individuals who sometimes use that model. Lastly, it seems that this function solely works on sure channels.
At this level, we don’t know why YouTube is bringing this function again in such a spotty method. In all honesty, we don’t know if YouTube is seeking to deliver this function again in any respect. Solely time will inform what YouTube’s intentions are.