The YouTube app will no longer have the look we know it to offer a design more tailored to the needs of the platform's viewer on Android TV. We will precisely be able to enjoy a more fluid and uninterrupted viewing experience on YouTube for Smart TV. I'll tell you what we know about this design change.
YouTube layout change on Android TV
Shortly after seeing how the video giant removed its children's app from Android TV, YouTube surprises us with an important aesthetic change.
This new YouTube design for Smart TV He focuses his attention on the poor visibility on the screen that the additional content of the channels has. With additional content we would be talking about the comments, the video description and other typical tabs of the browser player.
And, according to studies on user activity on YouTube on Android TV, The average user uses the video platform more actively than previously thought.
Before Watching YouTube in the living room was seen as something passive., for example listening to music or watching a podcast, but after analyzing user behavior they saw that when a video generates interest, the user tends to interact with the app in an active way.
So now, all design efforts have been aimed at improving the experience of the user who actively interacts with the platform, offering them the ability to continue watching the video while accessing additional channel information that you are seeing.
What changes are there with the previous design?
In the image above you can see a visual comparison between old and new designAs you can see, the information on the screen now no longer covers almost half of the video.
It is a really interesting change, one that makes a lot of sense in terms of design and that users will find it much more satisfying to navigate the platform on televisions. Besides does not present important differences in structure that disorient us because they are confusing. On the contrary, everything is still in its place, just as we remember.
Although on the other hand, the breadth and possibilities that it allows This new design leaves room for us to have other typical features of the browser version on our television as the merchandise space.
And on the other hand, in the demonstration video that they have shown us you can see that when the screen with the video that we are watching is resized, the transition is simple and fluid. I say in the demonstration video because I have not been able to check it yet on my Smart TV.
We will have the new design in the coming weeks
Now, if you go to your Smart TV and discover that the app still offers the old design, don't worry because you will soon have it. According to information from the official YouTube blog, The new design will be implemented in the coming weeks on YouTube for Smart TVs.
So We will have to wait to a new YouTube update for Smart TV. Our televisions will receive the update in the coming days so that we can use the YouTube app more comfortably and thus enjoy the content without missing anything.