YouTube
Watch. Search. Play. By voice.
The Thing connects to YouTube so you can search for videos, play content, and get video summaries — all through natural conversation. Find tutorials, music videos, news clips, and more without ever touching a screen.
What The Thing can do
with YouTube.
Voice-powered video search
"Find a video on how to change a bike tyre." "Show me the latest SpaceX launch." "Play the music video for that song I just Shazamed." The Thing searches YouTube's entire library and finds exactly what you're looking for — by topic, channel, or keyword.
Hands-free playback
Start, pause, skip, and control video playback entirely by voice. "Play the next video." "Skip ahead 30 seconds." "Turn on subtitles." Perfect for when your hands are busy — cooking, working out, or driving.
Video summaries
Don't have time to watch a 45-minute video? The Thing can summarise the key points. "What's this video about?" "Give me the main takeaways from this tutorial." Get the information without the time commitment.
Channel and playlist management
Check your subscriptions, play from saved playlists, or discover new channels. "What's new from MKBHD?" "Play my workout playlist on YouTube." "Find cooking channels with highly-rated pasta recipes." Your YouTube library, navigated by conversation.
Cross-app intelligence
YouTube connects to everything else The Thing knows. Researching a recipe? It finds the video and reads out the ingredients. Learning a new skill? It queues relevant tutorials. Heard a song? It finds the music video. Context-aware video discovery.
How it works.
Connect your Google account through secure OAuth. YouTube access is included.
Ask The Thing to find, play, or summarise any YouTube video by voice.
It handles search, playback, and discovery — you just watch or listen.
Privacy & Security.
Your viewing stays private.
YouTube access uses Google OAuth 2.0 — The Thing never sees your Google password.
Watch history and search queries are processed in real-time and not stored on our servers.
Video recommendations are generated by YouTube's own algorithm, not by tracking your behaviour.
You can disconnect YouTube access at any time from Google Account settings or The Thing's app.
No viewing data is ever sold, shared with advertisers, or used for third-party targeting.