Great news for all YouTube users, especially those who access the service for its music: Google has introduced a loop function for video playback. For some strange reason we will never fully understand, Mountain View took far too long to incorporate this feature, but it's always positive to see it respond to its users' requests.
YouTube's numbers are simply staggering. Its Top 10 music videos alone accumulated more than 66 million additional subscriptions, and if we combine all the playback time during 2015, that's equivalent to about 37,000 years. The success of some artists on YouTube is becoming hard to measure: for instance, Adele added more than a billion views in three months with her new hit "Hello". Another aspect is that YouTube has recognized the advance of competition, and its direct response was the special service YouTube Red still limited to US territory. But despite all these details... YouTube took eleven years to implement a damn loop function in its player.
Finally, a Native Loop Option
Absurd, but real. Any user with the desire to listen to a song until they're sick had to resort to external solutions. Finally, the day has come, and YouTube has its own loop system, although it's a bit hidden. To enable it, you need to right-click on the video and place a checkmark in the Loop section, located in the center of the context menu. It would be much more comfortable for users if the player interface received a dedicated loop button, but for now, it's all we have.
Several sister sites registered this novelty and also highlight that Google did not make any official announcement. Maybe it's still in an experimental stage, or perhaps the announcement will materialize after the function appears in the interface. Whatever the reason, the loop exists, and you already know how to use it.
