There's a regular annoyance that happens when people routinely watch YouTube on their smartphone. A stray swipe or tap and you’ve accidentally jumped ahead in the clip, or — even worse — opened a whole new video prematurely.
It’s a problem that’s unique to touchscreen devices, and while our thirst for larger and larger screens has helped curb it, it’s still a reasonably common occurrence. But it looks like YouTube is set on fixing the problem soon, if a new test feature is widely rolled out in the future.
