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BackYouTube要搶臉書、IG飯碗?神秘新服務曝光 社群味超濃
YouTube要搶臉書、IG飯碗?神秘新服務曝光 社群味超濃
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YouTube要搶臉書、IG飯碗?神秘新服務曝光 社群味超濃

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外媒在最新版Android YouTube App程式碼中發現名為「Tamba」的全新神秘服務線索,包含追蹤、私訊、群聊與發文等完整社群功能,風格類似Instagram,目前Google尚未正式公布。

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Why It Matters

YouTube近年持續強化社群功能,包含重啟私訊功能並預告加入群聊功能。

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YouTube不只看影片,未來還可能變身社群平台!外媒發現,YouTube疑似正在開發名為「Tamba」的全新服務,除了私訊、群聊,還可能支援好友互相追蹤、發文等功能。

根據外媒報導,研究人員在最新版Android YouTube App(21.44.534)的程式碼中,意外挖出Tamba的相關線索,不僅發現專屬Logo,還找到多達38個介面圖示,包括聊天、相機、愛心、貼圖及麥克風等,整體設計風格與現有YouTube明顯不同,反而更接近Instagram等社群App。

曝光的程式碼顯示Tamba可能具備相當完整的社群功能,包括追蹤好友、發送追蹤請求、私人訊息、群組聊天、發文,以及語音回覆等。

不過,程式碼中也出現「sandbox」(沙盒)標籤,暗示Tamba可能只是YouTube用來測試實驗性社群功能的平台,而非已經開發完成、準備正式推出的產品。

事實上,YouTube近年持續強化社群功能,2025年重新復活私訊功能,讓用戶可以直接在App內分享影片,今年6月則進一步擴大私訊功能的測試範圍,目前仍僅在部分國家開放,尚未全面上線。此外,YouTube日前也預告將加入群聊功能,顯示官方正積極強化平台內的社交互動體驗。

至於Tamba究竟會如何發展,現階段仍充滿未知數,無法得知跟YouTube現有社群功能的關係連結,是未來會整合進YouTube,或是打造獨立的社群App。Google尚未正式公布Tamba,沒有確切的推出時間,不排除最後取消開發的可能性。

Open Questions

  • Tamba將整合進YouTube還是成為獨立App?
  • Google何時會正式推出Tamba?

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