YouTube now supports custom thumbnails for playlists, but there’s a catch
It's using AI for image generation instead of letting you upload an image.
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- YouTube is finally giving users the option to add custom thumbnails to video playlists.
- The new feature uses AI to generate thumbnails based on a few preset themes, but it doesn’t let you upload custom images.
- It’s available in version 19.37.35 of the YouTube app on Android, but you need a verified account to access it.
Although YouTube lets you use just about any image as a thumbnail for your videos, it doesn’t offer a similar option for playlists. Video playlists on the platform automatically pick the thumbnail from the first video in the lineup, and you can only change it by moving a different video to the top of the playlists. That’s set to change with the latest YouTube app update.
YouTube has been working on giving users the option to add custom thumbnails to playlists for a while now. We first spotted the in-development feature in a teardown of the YouTube app this June, and it’s rolling out to users with version 19.37.35. However, YouTube’s implementation has some unusual limitations.
