YouTube is rolling out Custom Feeds, a feature that lets viewers create and save multiple recommendation feeds using conversational prompts, such as one for wind-down documentaries or commute podcasts. These feeds appear on the Homepage and refresh automatically with new suggestions. The feature expands on a prior experiment and will launch this fall for US users on web, mobile, and TV.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-23
At its Made by YouTube event, the company announced users will soon build custom homepage feeds via conversational AI prompts, first rolling out to US users on web, mobile and TV. YouTube also expanded its shows feature to Shorts for episodic sequencing, added a searchable GIF library for mobile comments globally this fall, and introduced voice-to-text commenting on supported TVs.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-23
Google unveiled Custom Feeds at its Made on YouTube event, a feature letting users type natural-language requests to generate a personalized homepage feed. The tool uses large language models to interpret prompts like genre or mood combinations and build a matching set of video suggestions. YouTube tested the feature earlier this year and plans a full rollout to all US users across mobile, desktop and TV.
wired.com
· 2026-09-23
YouTube introduced a feature called custom feeds that lets users type a prompt describing the videos they want recommended, such as a mix of video podcasts for a commute or relaxing commentary content. The feature uses Google's Gemini AI model to generate the feed, which is pinned to its own tab at the top of the YouTube homepage.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-23