YouTube launches the 'Jump forward' function

YouTube makes the user experience even better by rolling out new features like "jump ahead" to a limited number of users. This function uses machine learning to suggest spots of interest in videos, much like the double-tap skip. Users can jump ahead to the most watched parts of the video with ease by double-tapping, which triggers a "jump ahead" popup.

If you double-tap to skip a little in a video, users will see a prompt saying “jump ahead” on the YouTube video. Tapping that will allow YouTube to suggest that section in the video that numerous people gravitate to and bring users to the next point of interest in the video.

“The way it works is, if a viewer is double tapping to skip ahead on an eligible segment, we’ll show a jump ahead button that will take them to the next point in the video that we think they’re aiming for. This feature will also be available to creators while watching their own videos,” YouTube creator-centric channel Creator Insider explained.

This feature is only accessible to people who are on YouTube Premium since it is an experimental feature. So, if you have a Premium membership, you can try these features using both the mobile app and the desktop.

Users can visit the official YouTube experiments website on their desktop. Users who are using the mobile app should launch the app. Then, click on their profile picture, navigate to the settings, and scroll down to the Try Experimental Features section. They will see an option to activate that and other experimental features. It is important to note that these experimental features are only available for a limited time.