USA Today reports that YouTube plans to launch a new app called YouTube Kids on February 23rd.
It was first reported in March last year, but Google confirmed it was working on such an app in December. The app, which will be free, will only run on Android devices at launch.
According to USA Today, the app will be separate from the main YouTube service and will feature a home screen with eight choices of children's TV shows and other popular recommendations.
Kids can search for videos by typing into the search box or using their voice, a feature the company expects to be quite popular as many young children cannot type. The app will not be able to search for inappropriate terms, such as “sex,” for example.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the app will be announced during the keynote at the Kidscreen Summit next week.
