Currently, the 'Stories' feature is becoming a popular trend among social media users. In addition to Snapchat as the first application to bring this feature, there are also Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp who have similar features.
One other technology company, Google, is apparently willing to take part in the video sharing platform, YouTube.
According to TechCrunch, YouTube is testing a new feature called "Reels". The concept of this feature will at least be similar to the 'Stories' feature introduced by Snapchat and other apps mentioned above.
The difference is, Reels will not be at the top of the app like 'Stories' in Instagram, but rather present in a new tab in the creator's channel.
YouTube's reason for bringing this feature is to respond to requests for users who want to share content without having to upload videos in full.
In addition, the difference between Reels and Stories in other apps is that the uploaded video will not disappear after 24 hours alias there is no time limit for listening to the uploaded video. YouTube will let users have multiple Reels videos with each individual video set. That's different from Instagram and Snapchat, where each video post is in a single section of the story.
There are several stages to make Reels easily, initially you can take one or more videos in a short duration up to 30 seconds. After that, you can tidy it with a mixture of filters or by adding music and text.
"We also bring features that focus on content creators such as linking it with YouTube videos and YouTube stickers," said YouTube's Senior Product Manager, Roy Livne, quoted from YouTube's official blog.
Furthermore, Reels' arrival is one of the few changes to YouTube and YouTube Community as a new way for video makers to engage their fan base. With this feature, video creators can interact with their video audience and allow them to share comments using text, photos, GIFs, polls, and more.
YouTube has not revealed when Reels will arrive in beta, and how long it will take until that feature is publicly available.
"We will experiment with the beta version of Reels to learn and improve the product before expanding to more creators," Livne continued, quoted by The Verge.