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YouTube tests bringing back direct messages, a 'top feature request'

YouTube is responding to user demand by testing a mobile app feature for direct video sharing and private chats, initially available to adults in two countries.

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YouTube’s latest test is preparing support for direct messages where users can share videos with each other and have conversations....

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Five years after deleting its private messaging feature, YouTube is again testing a direct message system within its mobile app. The goal is to allow users to share videos (long formats, Shorts or Lives) and discuss them without ever leaving the platform. ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link App Store) The YouTube article tests the return of p…

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9 to 5 Google broke the news in on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
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