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YouTube has ended a test that required Premium subscription for 4K resolution videos.<\/p>\n
In the experiment, the Google-owned streaming platform asked some users to pay for a Premium account in order to view videos in 4K resolution. <\/p>\n
Because of users\u2019 outrage, it has now stopped this test, reports .<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have fully turned off this experiment. Viewers should now be able to access 4K quality resolutions without Premium membership,\u201d YouTube said in a tweet.<\/p>\n
The streaming platform conducted the experiment to know how users would respond if a certain function was moved to the Premium tier.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a part of our experiment to know better the feature preferences of Premium and non-Premium viewers,\u201d it had said in a now-deleted tweet.<\/p>\n
The company claims to have more than 50 million paid subscribers of YouTube Music and Premium offerings globally.<\/p>\n
The Premium subscription includes features like ad-free viewing, video downloads for off-line consumption, and background play, the report said.<\/p>\n
Recently, the company introduced handles, a way for people to easily find and engage with creators and each other on the streaming platform.<\/p>\n
Handles will appear on channel pages and Shorts so that they will be instantly and consistently recognisable. <\/p>\n
It will soon be simpler and faster to mention each other in comments, community posts, video descriptions and more.<\/p>\n