YouTube is testing a new feature allowing creators to respond to comments using voice replies, currently available to a limited group of U.S.-based creators.

How to Use Voice Replies on YouTube:

1. Click the sound wave icon when responding to a comment
2. Record your voice reply using the YouTube iOS app
3. Post the reply as a comment

Key Features and Limitations:

• Only available to creators in the test group
• Creators can only leave voice replies on their own videos
• Voice replies can only be listened to via the YouTube mobile app (iOS and Android)
• Each voice reply includes a transcript button

Purpose and Benefits:

• Helps creators build stronger relationships with their audience
• Makes interactions more personal and engaging
• May contribute to improving YouTube's speech-to-text AI capabilities
• Provides training data for various dialects and accents

The feature aims to make creator-viewer interactions more meaningful while potentially helping YouTube gather diverse voice samples to enhance its speech-to-text technology for video translations.

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