The YouTube mobile app is starting to hide its countdown timer and grayed-out skip button when it plays ads. The skip button now only surfaces after a user has watched a specific portion of the ad, ...

Millions of YouTube users have grown used to the "skip" button that appears after a few seconds of an ad. However, reports from some users suggest that this feature has changed. According to Android ...

It may only take a few seconds for the "skip ad" button to appear on a YouTube video, but sometimes that wait feels like an eternity. Unfortunately, some users have been forced to wait far longer, ...