{"id":19485,"date":"2023-07-28T19:34:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T14:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/?p=19485"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:56:31","slug":"enable-youtube-bigger-previews-in-few-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/enable-youtube-bigger-previews-in-few-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Enable YouTube Bigger Previews In Few Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube is constantly changing its features to make it more immersive for Premium users. YouTube Bigger Previews while seeking is another new addition for Premium users that gives them even bigger previews of video thumbnails. Users can now see larger thumbnails while seeking a particular video.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the latest modifications to the YT Premium that is working towards bettering the viewing experience for its users. However, since it&#8217;s experimental, it is only available on the platform till<strong> 13th August 2023<\/strong>. So before it&#8217;s gone, how can you enable the YouTube bigger previews feature?<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/enable-youtube-bigger-previews-in-few-easy-steps\/#What_Is_YouTube_Bigger_Previews_While_Seeking\" title=\"What Is YouTube Bigger Previews While Seeking?\">What Is YouTube Bigger Previews While Seeking?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/enable-youtube-bigger-previews-in-few-easy-steps\/#How_To_Enable_Bigger_Previews_Feature_On_YouTube\" title=\"How To Enable Bigger Previews Feature On YouTube?\">How To Enable Bigger Previews Feature On YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/enable-youtube-bigger-previews-in-few-easy-steps\/#Is_a_bigger_preview_while_seeking_available_for_everyone\" title=\"Is a bigger preview while seeking available for everyone?\">Is a bigger preview while seeking available for everyone?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/enable-youtube-bigger-previews-in-few-easy-steps\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_YouTube_Bigger_Previews_While_Seeking\"><\/span>What Is YouTube Bigger Previews While Seeking?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you&#8217;re watching a video, you might always seek it forward and backward by dragging the video cursor. While you do that, you see a preview window that pops up above the seeking bar. YouTube bigger previews enable viewers to get a bigger preview thumbnail of the video. This makes it easy for viewers to see the part of the video you&#8217;re searching for.<\/p>\n<p>This feature allows viewers to seek videos at the exact moment they were looking for without going back and forward multiple times. YouTube is launching all these experimental features to see if these actually make a difference and enhance the viewing experience or not.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Enable_Bigger_Previews_Feature_On_YouTube\"><\/span>How To Enable Bigger Previews Feature On YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To get access to bigger previews while seeking features, you must be a Premium user. If you&#8217;re a YouTube Premium user, here&#8217;s how you can enable this feature:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the YouTube app or website<\/li>\n<li>Now select your <strong>Profile picture<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Now choose <strong>&#8220;your Premium benefits&#8221;<\/strong> in the menu<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to <strong>&#8220;Try new features&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Now tap on the <strong>&#8220;Try it out&#8221; <\/strong>button<strong> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19490\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Enable-Bigger-Previews-Feature-On-YouTube.jpg\" alt=\"Enable Bigger Previews Feature On YouTube\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Enable-Bigger-Previews-Feature-On-YouTube.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Enable-Bigger-Previews-Feature-On-YouTube-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Enable-Bigger-Previews-Feature-On-YouTube-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Enable-Bigger-Previews-Feature-On-YouTube-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Enable-Bigger-Previews-Feature-On-YouTube-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>When you turn it on, any video you will watch you can access this new feature. When you seek the video forward or backward, the preview thumbnail screen would appear bigger to give a clearer view.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside this beneficial feature, this video viewing giant also offers other additional features like touch gestures for 2x playback speed. YouTube is trying out all the ways to make users enjoy watching videos. The slightly bigger YouTube previews, if turned out to be loved by everyone, might become staple for the normal YouTube platform as well.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_bigger_preview_while_seeking_available_for_everyone\"><\/span>Is a bigger preview while seeking available for everyone?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No, this feature is available only for Premium members of YouTube. Premium users can try out this feature till 13th August 2023.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s everything you must know about YouTube bigger previews while seeking features. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/youtube\/premium-benefits\/\">Become a premium member of YT<\/a> to get all these latest features as they&#8217;re out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube launches another experimental feature for enhancing viewing experience!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":19503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[889],"class_list":["post-19485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-youtube","tag-youtube-bigger-previews"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3.1 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>YouTube Introduces Larger Previews \u2013 Key Details Inside<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"YouTube launched another experimental feature of YouTube bigger previews for its premium users. 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