- Some Android users report seeing a new video player UI in the YouTube app.
- YouTube’s latest player UI relocates a lot of buttons and shows more information about the video.
- It also adds a gesture that lets you quickly move between videos in a playlist.
YouTube is one of, if not, the best Android apps for streaming videos. Because it’s used by so many people, Google uses A/B tests to catch bugs before they make their way to the general public, as well as gauge the reaction towards certain changes. Google is now A/B testing a new video player UI in the YouTube for Android app, and judging by the responses we’ve seen online, many people aren’t fans.
Earlier today, tipster David Df on Telegram sent me a message about a new video player UI that he got in the YouTube app on Android. After comparing the UI shown in his screenshots to the UI that I currently see in the YouTube app on my Android phones, it’s clear that Google is making some big changes to the video player’s interface.