For the past few weeks, YouTube has been testing a new "Stories" feature that looks and works similarly to the service of the same name on Instagram. Although the test was only limited to very few users initially, the company is now apparently expanding its scope and rolling it out to a wider user base.
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The feature has now started rolling out to some of us here at Beebom, although the vast majority of us have yet to receive it on our devices. While earlier reports had suggested that the feature was being rolled out to the Android version of the app, we can confirm that it is also being tested on iOS.
From what we can see, YouTube's Stories section doesn't look any different from Instagram's in terms of user interface, but one of the ways you could tell the difference between the two is by the red ring (seen around BB ki Vines' profile picture) that surrounds new stories on YouTube in a nod to the dominant color scheme of the platform.
YouTube is the latest online platform to jump on the so-called "Stories" bandwagon after Instagram and Facebook and Snapchat popularized the feature in recent years. It was originally introduced by Snapchat back in 2016, and has since been introduced by many of the aforementioned social media services, among others.
