Google’s new Tangi app set to rival YouTube as the hub for tutorial videos

YouTube is presently the hub for tutorials and other guide covering various subjects and facets of life. The app is presently owned by Google but the tech giant has developed another app which it hopes will replace YouTube. The app is called Tangi and will solely host tutorial videos and similar contents.

Tangi is an experimental app born out of Google’s Area 120 lab. The app hosts short-form video guides and how-to clips. The search giant says Tangi’s name comes from “the words TeAch aNd GIve and ‘tangible’ — things you can make.” The videos will have to have a maximum of 60 seconds in duration. This may be applauded by some while others may find it a turn off. However, we believe where there is a need to upload a 15 minutes video, for instance, users can split it into 15 different 60-seconds videos. That again may become tiresome to watch except there will be a feature to play the next video automatically after each one ends.

Tangi is categorized into different categories such as Art, Cooking, DIY, Fashion and Beauty, and Lifestyle. Tech is believed to be one of the most popular categories on YouTube but Tangi doesn’t have a Technology section just yet. So, you may have to stick with YouTube or any other source for tech-related tutorials.

Do note that the mobile version of the app is only available for mobile phones running iOS. In other words, it is not available on the Google Play Store presently. If you own an Android phone, you can only gain access to the web version.

It is doubtful if Tangi can exist successfully alongside YouTube considering the large supply of resources available on the tube. This may end up as one of those apps that Google launched only to discontinue them a short while later. But then, this is an experimental app. It might just turn out to be a tremendous success just like TikTok, another short video app.

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