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YouTube Is Developing An Experimental Social Media Platform Called Tamba

Code points to followers, direct messages and group chats, while YouTube appears to be testing the features in a separate experimental build.

YouTube appears to be quietly constructing a new social media experience under the name Tamba, according to code and design assets uncovered in the latest Android version of its main app. An analysis of YouTube version 21.44.534 by Android Authority revealed references to a separate application package named com.google.android.youtube.sandbox that carries Tamba branding. The main […]

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The code of the latest version of the YouTube app for Android points to an experience that looks more like a social network than a video platform. YouTube has been testing social features over the years, but now there are indications of a more ambitious approach. According to Android [...]

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Tamba would allow you to play Shorts within a group chat and respond to posts with voice notes. Your name has appeared in the YouTube code for Android

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Google has come up with something new again. Traces of a new project called Tamba have appeared in the YouTube app for Android, which could herald a separate social networking service. Google is very easy to create new projects that... Full version of the website: https://ithardware.pl/aktualnosci/youtube_google_tamba-55792.html

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YouTube is working on a new app called Tamba. Clues to social features such as followers, messaging and group chat were found in the code of the Android app.

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Android Authority broke the news in British Columbia, Canada on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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