Sharing a TV? YouTube now lets you lock down your account, here’s how
Your subscriptions, searches, and viewing habits can now remain for your eyes only.
YouTube has introduced a new feature that allows users to lock their individual TV profiles using a four-digit code. This feature is currently rolling out globally to most smart TVs, streaming devices, and game consoles.
The account lock prevents other people who share the TV from accessing the profile and viewing the user's recommendations, subscriptions, or search history. Users can unlock their profile from the YouTube mobile app or reset a forgotten code using their Google credentials.
YouTube's new companion experience for TV viewing has already made watching videos less of a remote-control chore. With this feature, the user's phone can handle tasks such as searching for videos, leaving comments, and performing other tasks without interrupting the content being played on the TV screen.
By adding this account lock to the companion experience, YouTube is giving users an additional layer of control over their individual profiles, ensuring that only the designated user can access and manage their personalized settings on the shared TV.
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