Google testing feature to show videos from Instagram, TikTok

New Delhi: In a bid to retain users on its platform, Google is testing a new feature where Instagram and TikTok videos will appear in their own dedicated carousel in the Google app for mobile devices, the media reported on Wednesday.

According to a report in TechCrunch, Google has been indexing video content for years.

“It’s not clear to what extent it has any formal relationship with Facebook/Instagram or TikTok, however”, the report said.

According to Google, the feature was currently being piloted on mobile devices.

“The feature is currently available in a limited way on the Google app for mobile devices and on the mobile web,” the company informed.