After Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, it's now YouTube's turn to reportedly work on a "Stories" section that looks and functions a lot like the identically named feature first seen in Snapchat a couple of years ago, but has since been introduced of many of the aforementioned social media services, among others. Image courtesy: Android Police

According to Android Police, the Stories section on YouTube actually looks incredibly similar in terms of user interface to that of Instagram. As can be seen in the screenshots below, the only way one would be able to tell the difference between the two is by the red ring that surrounds new Stories on YouTube in a nod to the dominant color scheme of the Google platform.

Unlike on Snapchat, YouTube currently doesn't offer users the ability to respond to Stories, but that may well change when the feature is ready for prime time. As it stands now, users can create stories by tapping the “Add Video” option in the top right corner. It's a server-side change that Google is just beginning to roll out selectively, with a broad rollout expected at some point in the future. Image courtesy: Android Police

Rumors of YouTube's Instagram-like "Stories" feature have been doing the rounds since last November, when the company reportedly began testing a new feature called "Reels." However, it is not entirely clear if Stories is the rebranded version of the same feature or if YouTube has completely redesigned it from the ground up.