YouTube interface on TVs will get a redesign GL-NEWS

YouTube has basically the identical app throughout TV platforms, and over the previous week it’s been rolling out a revamped video interface to some platforms. Right here’s a fast have a look at the brand new YouTube UI rolling out on Android TV, Fireplace TV, and doubtless different platforms.

Over the previous two weeks or so, a server-side change to the YouTube apps on Android TV and Fireplace TV have switched up the look of the video participant UI. This transformation retains emphasis on the video always, even when the search bar seems.

As a substitute of getting a big title seem above the search bar, the title is far smaller and now current on the prime of the display. The interface is additional cleaned up by hiding most supplemental UI parts underneath an overflow button; these parts embrace like/dislike, report, high quality, and others. This isn’t all that completely different from the earlier interface, however the buttons themselves are smaller now.

This UI change additionally ditches the play/pause and skip buttons totally, leaving customers with solely a search bar and a row of really helpful movies obtainable with a scroll down. It’s a clear look, however a jarring change, too. You’ll be able to see these adjustments in motion on a Fire TV under. It seems to be an identical on Android TV.

YouTube has made adjustments to its TV interface fairly a couple of instances up to now, however that is actually one of many largest we’ve seen up to now. It’s probably this interface will broaden to different platforms quickly, however now we have no particular proof of that simply but.

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