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New YouTube handle feature introduced help people find creators

A new YouTube handle feature is to be introduced to help people find creators and improve communication and networking among creators and users. It allows channels to use unique identifiers with the @username format.

The new YouTube will be called the YouTube handle, which aims to help people find channels.

According to the update provided by the Video Streaming giant, the introduction of the new YouTube handle feature will make it easy for members of the YouTube Community to connect and find one another.

The feature is already common on other platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp, where the sign @ followed by the account name saved makes communicating with an individual easy and noticeable by the recipient.

This feature will make how people mention a YouTube channel easier and assist in directing comments and posts to the right channel.

FAQs: What is a YouTube handle?

According to the video streaming portal, it is a new and simple way that permits YouTube Channels to be easily found and aids faster and easy connection to YouTube. The handles will be unique to each creator, which gives them a unique presence and visibility on YouTube. The new YouTube handle will become an important part of the channel and would take the following form.

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@user123, while the channel URL will look like this https://youtube.com/@user123

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FAQs: When will the YouTube handle feature be rolled out?

The new YouTube handle feature is expected to be implemented on November 14, 2022. Note that the YouTube handle will be applied to channels automatically if the channel already has a personalized URL, but this can be changed by the owner of the channel.

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“In most cases, if you already have a personalized URL for your channel, we’ve reserved this for you as your handle. If you want a different handle from the one we’ve reserved, you can change it. If you don’t already have a personalized URL today, you’ll also be able to choose a handle for your channel.” The released information by YouTube to creators indicated.

 

 

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