Twitter has been on a roll lately. Aside from announcing a ton of upcoming features, the social media platform has also been actively testing useful new tricks. Earlier this week, Twitter announced that users can set up multiple physical security keys for two-factor authentication to protect their accounts. Now, the company has begun testing another very convenient feature – native YouTube video playback.

As the name makes it abundantly clear, Twitter wants users to be able to play YouTube videos directly on their timeline, rather than being redirected to the YouTube app. Currently, when you tap on the play button on a YouTube preview link in a tweet, the Twitter app opens the YouTube app installed on your phone to play the video. There isn’t an option to watch the video directly without leaving the app on mobile devices. 

Starting today on iOS, we’re testing a way to watch YouTube videos directly in your Home timeline, without leaving the conversation on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/V4qzMJMEBs

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) March 18, 2021