YouTube continues iterating on tests of its “Play something” button that picks random YouTube Shorts or standard videos to play in the Android version of the app.

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YouTube is testing a new floating 'Play something' button in the YouTube app for Android. This button randomly selects a YouTube video to play and uses the YouTube Shorts player for display. The feature, similar to Netflix's retired 'Surprise Me' button, has seen different versions over the past year.

YouTube is testing a floating ‘Play something’ button