YouTube Tests Redesigned Progress Bar on Android App to Improve Viewing Experience: Report

YouTube is moving connected improving the plan of its app for Android phones and tablets, according to a report. The video sharing level is investigating a subtler plan for the video advancement barroom compared to the archetypal red-coloured 1 that is presently disposable to users. The bar, truthful far, has reportedly been spotted successful immoderate Android devices exclusively successful the 'dark theme' enactment of the website, looking to supply a lesser distracting idiosyncratic interface to the viewers.

According to a 9to5Google report, the advancement barroom is achromatic oregon grey successful colour erstwhile a video is playing connected YouTube for Android with the acheronian taxable enabled. The redesigned YouTube advancement barroom does not enactment the magnitude of video which has been loaded, according to the report. The reddish question barroom besides showed a grey indicator for however overmuch of the video had been loaded successful advance.

Upon interacting with the scrubber oregon tapping up to marque controls disposable brings the advancement barroom backmost to its erstwhile behaviour, helping the UI slice away.

Outside of the YouTube video player, the reddish colour inactive appears successful the main feed, hence confirming that it is inactive the platform's accent colour. The advancement bar's colour alteration is targeted astatine improving the viewing experience, arsenic per the report.

Meanwhile, YouTube antecedently started testing a queueing strategy connected its apps for iOS and Android. This diagnostic has been disposable connected the web for years present and shows up connected the YouTube app nether definite circumstances.

Users who power their Chromecast with their phones mightiness recognise it, arsenic volition those who usage the YouTube Music app. Now, YouTube Premium users who opt-in to the trial volition beryllium capable to adhd videos to a stack that acts similar an impermanent playlist.

After the diagnostic is turned on, the diagnostic volition fto users entree a caller "Play past successful queue" fastener successful the 3 vertical dot paper that appears connected video thumbnails.

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