YouTube is getting a big makeover for iPhone and Android — here's the new look

YouTube is getting a big makeover for iPhone and Android — hither's the new await

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The YouTube app on iPhone and Android is getting a makeover that's focused on making it easier to like/dislike, share and read comments without exiting fullscreen view.

The new-look YouTube app is slowly rolling out now, but isn't widely available simply even so. And even once your app updates you lot might non instantly notice whatsoever changes, as the key aspect of the UI have remained the same. However, once you kickoff watching videos in fullscreen view you lot'll likely spot what's new.

For a offset, you tin now like or dislike a video with a unmarried button printing while watching in fullscreen manner. Previously, accessing the like/dislike buttons required you lot to swipe upwardly and locate them underneath the "More Videos" section or switch to portrait view. Notwithstanding, this upgrade places them directly below the video progress bar.

The new YouTube UI with buttons for like/dislike and more — (Paradigm credit: YouTube)

Accessing comments has too been made much easier. Next to the like/dislike buttons is a new comment icon. Press this and the annotate department will announced on the correct-hand side of the video. This enables y'all to both lookout man and blazon at the aforementioned time.

It was previously possible to get this side-by-side view in the older version of the app simply it required you lot to open comments in portrait manner get-go, before switching to mural view. With this visual update, you can access comments at whatever fourth dimension regardless of orientation.

The new YouTube UI with comments displayed on the right — (Image credit: YouTube)

Another modest tweak to the YouTube mobile app added in this update is the rearrangement of the "More Videos" section. Every bit mentioned, this was previously accessed by slowly swiping upwardly; at present it appears when you tap a small-scale window in the lesser-left corner that is conveniently labeled "More Videos."

None of these changes are especially groundbreaking, but they're all useful improvements to the overall user experience of the YouTube mobile app. The new-look YouTube has been rolling out since Monday, so look these changes to appear on your iOS or Android device very presently.

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