9 modifications to YouTube TV taking place no...

Earlier this yr, Google revealed that

TV has overtaken mobile devices
as the first method folks watch YouTube within the US. In gentle of this, YouTube is totally committing to its TV app. Whereas a

major redesign
is anticipated later this yr, forward of that, YouTube has made some vital UI tweaks to the app.

In a current blog post, YouTube introduced the newest spherical of enhancements it’s making to its TV app, that includes several UI tweaks designed to assist customers simply discover their favourite content material creators, reveals, podcasts, music, and extra. These are all minor UI changes meant that will help you save time navigating YouTube’s considerably outdated TV app, which is out there on sensible TVs and gaming consoles.

The replace primarily consists of latest sections on the YouTube TV app dwelling display screen, which YouTube oddly refers to as “cabinets.”

The spotlight of those is the brand new “Out of your high channels” shelf, which shows your most-watched YouTube channels proper close to the highest of the YouTube TV dwelling display screen. As somebody who primarily watches a handful of channels on YouTube, this already looks like it is going to make my life a lot simpler when looking for them moderately than having to navigate to my subscription field. However that is simply the beginning of the modifications YouTube has made.

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The “Out of your high channels” shelf is simply the tip of the iceberg in the case of the modifications YouTube has launched to its TV app. Firstly, there’s the brand new “Proceed your search” part, which shows your high three searches, making it simpler to renew the place you left off when looking on the app earlier.

For music followers, there’s the brand new “Hear once more” shelf, which reveals you songs you’ve got looked for and listened to prior to now, serving to you reconnect with a few of your favourite artists. Moreover, there’s a brand new “Stay performances, remixes, and covers” shelf, which presents completely different variations of your favourite songs, corresponding to live performance variations or remixes.

Then, for customers who subscribe to any of YouTube’s Primetime channels, there’s a new Primetime Channel shelf that shows content material from reveals you’ve looked for or not too long ago watched. YouTube additionally made some modifications concerning how Shorts seem on its TV app. They may now be displayed individually from long-form movies in your subscription feed and Watch Subsequent feed beneath a brand new shelf devoted to Shorts.

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My favourite new addition to the YouTube TV app is the brand new Podcasts tab. This tab makes it simpler for customers to leap proper into their favourite podcast content material. It is not shocking to see this added, on condition that YouTube

shared back in February
that it has grow to be “essentially the most ceaselessly used service for listening to podcasts within the US” (in response to Edison Research) and “usually the primary place folks go when searching for a brand new podcast.” With over 1 billion folks watching podcasts a month on YouTube, this devoted podcast tab is sure to make a lot of them completely happy.

Different minor tweaks embrace the flexibility to now loop all on-demand movies on YouTube, which beforehand may solely be carried out with playlists, and the growth of “inline previews” that present video teasers which seem on the house display screen if you hover over a video. They may now seem on pages for channels, subscriptions, and subjects.

Whereas all these design tweaks aren’t a whole overhaul of the YouTube TV app, they actually lay the groundwork for it. Throughout its twentieth anniversary celebrations in April,

YouTube teased a redesign of its TV app
, hinting that this summer season a “TV viewing improve” is coming that features modifications to navigation and playback, high quality, and improved entry to feedback, channel data, and subscriptions.

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