For those who like to enjoy YouTube in large format on their home TV, there is good news. YouTube is getting a new design specifically for the TV app.
What: YouTube Blog
Google wants to bring more interactivity to the application with a redesign of the YouTube TV app. In the future, users will also have access to the comments on TV. That’s why YouTube is currently working on combining immersion and interactivity. In the coming weeks, YouTube plans to introduce a new design that will allow users to access content such as video descriptions, comments or even products or live data while watching videos.
YouTube has developed three different prototypes of the new design to implement it. In all variants, the video player is made slightly smaller so that users can view additional content and information. YouTube strives to find a balance between interactive features and the traditional viewing experience. According to the company, a large number of user feedbacks were taken into account. YouTube wants to keep the TV app as simple and intuitive as possible to keep the user experience as pleasant as possible.