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YouTube brings new features, design updates to mobile, TV platforms

Written By JM Chavaria
Published • October 21st, 2023
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YouTube has recently unveiled exciting updates and innovative features for its mobile and TV platforms.

Among these new features include the nifty long-press on the screen to speed up the video, a new ‘You’ tab that shows a more streamlined design for your playlists and view history, an animation for the subscribe button, and other several new design changes aimed at consistency.

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Enhanced viewing experience with Stable volume: YouTube now automatically adjusts the volume to reduce sudden changes that can be jarring, providing a more comfortable and enjoyable viewing experience.

Long press to 2x: YouTube has had playback speed options for a long time. Now, you can speed up a video faster with just one action. Simply long-press anywhere on the player to play videos at 2x speed. Once you reach the desired part of the video, just release to continue watching at normal speed.

Effortless seeking with bigger preview thumbnails: Finding the best moments in videos is now easier with bigger preview thumbnails. Additionally, YouTube has improved the seeking experience.

To go back to the starting point, simply move your finger to the desired location and lift it when you feel a vibration. YouTube will take you back to the exact part of the video where you left off.

Lock screen: Say goodbye to accidental interruptions during your video playback. YouTube introduces the lock screen feature on mobile and tablets, which helps prevent unintended taps from disrupting your viewing experience.

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‘You’ tab replaces the ‘Library’ tab: YouTube has reimagined the Library tab and account page, combining them into a new home called You tab.

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Search by voice or song: YouTube is taking its search capabilities to the next level by introducing a clever feature that allows users to search for a song simply by playing, singing, or humming it.

Initially launching on Android devices, users can look forward to an even more intuitive and enhanced search experience in the coming weeks.

‘Like’ and ‘subscribe’ animations: YouTube is adding more life to the video watching experience with interactive animations.

When creators verbally prompt viewers to “like” or “subscribe,” visual cues will pop up on the buttons in sync with the video.

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To make it even more engaging, top comments will automatically rotate, allowing users to easily find the best commentary from the community.

And for new video uploads, an animation will display the real-time view count and like count during the first 24 hours, showcasing the level of user engagement.

Enhanced Smart TV experience: On Smart TVs, viewers can now easily access video details, description, comments, the subscribe button, and video chapters through a sleek new vertical menu. Simply click on the video title while watching to bring up the menu.

Moreover, YouTube is rolling out similar improvements on web and mobile platforms, including refined designs for consistency.

These exciting changes will be gradually introduced to users worldwide over the next few weeks. YouTube also aims to bring these new changed to YouTube Kids app.

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JM Chavaria

JM's highest stat is probably his curious ardor to anything tech—electronics and gaming in particular. He certainly heeds utmost regard to specsheet, visuals, and rule of thirds. If creativity and wit sometimes leave JM's system, watching films, anime and a good stroll for memes are his approved therapeutic claims.