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Exclusive: YouTube is cooking up something new called 'Tamba,' and it looks pretty social - Android Authority

Publisher description: YouTube's latest Android app reveals a mysterious 'Tamba' project with followers, DMs, group chats, and other social features.

NewsAPI | Nov 4, 2026 | Android Authority

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The latest YouTube app for Android references a separate app with the package name com.google.android.youtube.sandbox, which carries “Tamba” branding. We’ve managed to surface logo assets as well as 38 new icons for YouTube “Tamba.” Code strings also point to social features like followers, follow requests, direct messages, group chats, posts, and voice replies. Code and assets in the latest version of the YouTube app hint at an experimental social experience called “Tamba,” complete with followers, direct messages, group chats, and its own posts.

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