Even the youngest children are getting joy
from going online with their parents these days. There is so much
content out there for them, but the ways of finding them are still being
honed as parents exercise caution because of what else is online.
This is where Google have stepped in with a brand new version of
arguably their biggest service: YouTube. They’ve created YouTube Kids, a
new, free app on Android and iOS that greatly simplifies how YouTube
works; stripping back the interface, as well as filtering out everything
that isn’t child-friendly.
Google has confirmed that this is the first product they’ve built
from the ground up with children in mind; with larger images, bolder
colours and voice search for those who are still learning their letters.
As well as making it easy for kids to find videos of their
favourite characters, there are a few things in place to benefit parents
too. For example the timer that enables parents to set a time limit on
the amount of content their youngsters can watch. There’s also the
option to disable search and instead limit viewing to a pre-selected
list of videos on the homescreen.
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If you want to keep the kids occupied but get some peace and quiet at
the same time, Google has also included a feature that enables parents
to mute background music and sound effects on videos. All videos that
have been pre-approved for the app are split into four categories;
Shows, Music, Learning and Explore.
Google has suggested the app will continue to be updated and
modified as time passes, and a soft launch in just the US for now
suggests this is something of an experiment before pushing the app out
to a wider audience.
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