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The new function will select a film for you at random, most likely based on the preferences you have expressed.
The "Play Something" floating action button that YouTube is testing is a reimagining of a function that was previously available on Netflix but has since been discontinued. According to 9to5Google, it functions in a manner that is extremely similar, playing a random movie that is most likely dependent on the choices you have made in the past.When you press the button, a video will begin playing in the Shorts player. However, the content is not restricted to Shorts; it will also play conventional videos in a vertical style with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. On the right side of the screen, just as with any other Shorts video, there are buttons for liking, disliking, commenting, and sharing. Due to the fact that the UI closes whenever a Shorts video is opened, you are only able to play a single video using the button.
Through the implementation of this new functionality, YouTube appears to be able to maintain audience engagement, particularly inside the Shorts platform. A "Play Something" banner was one of the similar features that the platform has tested in the past. Two years after its initial release, Netflix decided to discontinue the service, which was subsequently renamed "Surprise Me," due to its limited usage.
