cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14192146
A selection of YouTube viewers have recently noticed there’s a little something different with the look of the website.
Just don’t break my uBlock shorts filters …
YouTube is testing a new design that you'll probably hate instantly
Submitted 8 months ago by Blaze@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-tests-new-design-3433394/
Comments
tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 8 months ago
radiant_bloom@lemm.ee 8 months ago
If video suggestions get more space to show their title, that’s good. If they could show their date of publication, that would be perfect.
Sombyr@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
I’m gonna go against the grain and say this is the only change I’ve seen them make in a long time that I’m glad to see. I often read comments while watching the video, especially now that dislikes are gone to quickly tell if a video is real or not, or if there’s anything else to be wary of. I never scroll video suggestions until after I’m done watching the video, to decide what to watch next. This layout just makes more sense for that.
Magnetron@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
When I scroll down to the comments, a smaller version of the video already remains visible on top. Is this not a default youtube feature?
Anamana@feddit.de 8 months ago
The most annoying thing of the new design is the bs merch blocking a significant part of the comments section. But I hope there’s gonna be a ublock filter for this too
survivalmachine@beehaw.org 8 months ago
Agreed! I love this new layout, but would need to figure out how to block that little bit.
darkphotonstudio@beehaw.org 8 months ago
My prediction is that everyone will hate it but YT will go ahead with it anyway.
AdmiralShat@programming.dev 8 months ago
I wouldnt be upset if it went back to what it looked like in 2006
drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 8 months ago
The design is so cluttered that it had me thinking something was broken. I don’t what the design is meant to do besides maybe make you click on a video while still watching a video? Less comment engagement since they’re no longer centered in a comfortable way which is great for scammy videos.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
That does look like crap. I bet someone will make a browser addon that changes it back.
RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It now feels like one of those crappy porn tube websites… 😐
Thordros@hexbear.net 8 months ago
I haven’t looked at it. I already hate it. My opinion will not change if I look at it. There is a reason I use alternate front-ends for alphabet
agencycorporation! products.Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Doesn’t sound particularly bothersome. It does leave a little less room for comments which can be pretty dense text especially compared to video thumbnails that.don’t need as much room really but at least you can read and scroll at the same time as watch.
Aria@lemmygrad.ml 8 months ago
Those recommended thumbnails are real big! Does anyone want them that big? Description and comments on the side is good though.
SrTobi@feddit.de 8 months ago
Actually I had it for about a month but they switched me back to the normal version. I did write them a strongly worded feedback, but I dont think it was because of that.
De_Narm@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Just don’t take away the option to fully use the width for the video and I don’t care. I’m either viewing in full screen or with a browser window only showing the video.
On a side note: Why make comments more prominent? They have always been pretty bad, but last time I checked half of them were bots with softcore porn images. Don’t think they have fixed that yet.
Pavidus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
All I want is for shorts to find its own home, and for search results to be relevant again.
survivalmachine@beehaw.org 8 months ago
Oh wow, I would love this! All the useful info is on the right where you can immediately see it instead of having to scroll down away from the video! Can we opt into this?
cloudless@lemmy.cafe 8 months ago
Tech news is almost exclusively enshittification news these days.