YouTube teased a “little refresh” of the cell app’s miniplayer earlier this week, and this replace is now rolling out on Android and iOS. This follows the “suggestions” individuals despatched in after the October launch.
Unique 5/15: Final 12 months, the YouTube app switched from a miniplayer bar above the underside bar to a floating design that takes after picture-in-picture. The upside was having the ability to really watch the video whereas shopping the app, however some didn’t just like the obtrusiveness of this new strategy.
YouTube has now up to date the design to take away the management strip on the backside with play/pause and 10-second rewind/skip. Now a bit shorter, you simply get play/pause within the top-left nook with a persistent icon, although the round container does disappear after just a few seconds.
Previous vs. new
The shut ‘x’ is throughout from that and the underside edge nonetheless reveals a crimson progress bar. As soon as the video is finished, you get a repeat button to rewatch it. Like earlier than, you’ll be able to alter the scale of the miniplayer.
In the meantime, now you can tuck the miniplayer to the left or proper facet of your display screen, just like the system-level picture-in-picture window. A deal with enables you to rapidly convey it again. YouTube on Tuesday famous how: “if you cover the miniplayer, your video shall be paused & when the miniplayer is seen once more, it’ll choose up proper the place it left off!” We’re not seeing this conduct immediately, with the video persevering with to play.
We’re seeing this replace to the YouTube miniplayer on Android (model 20.19.37) immediately.
Replace 5/21: This in-app miniplayer redesign is now rolling out to iOS with model 20.20.5 of YouTube.
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