USA Today reports that the YouTube plans to launch a new app called YouTube kids on February 23.
It was mentioned already in March last year, but Google confirmed that it was working on such an application in December. The application, which will be free, will run on Android devices only when it is launched.
According to USA Today, the app will be separate from the main YouTube service and will feature an initial screen with eight choices of children's TV shows and other popular recommendations.
Kids can search for videos by typing normally in the search or using their voice, a feature the company expects to be quite popular as many young children can not type. The application will not be able to search for inappropriate terms, such as the term "sex" for example.
Wall Street journal αναφέρει ότι η εφαρμογή θα ανακοινωθεί κατά τη διάρκεια της κεντρικής ομιλίας στη σύνοδο κορυφής Kidscreen την επόμενη εβδteam.
