Key Changes & New Features
User Interface
The update brings visual changes to YouTube’s interface across all platforms.
These changes may improve readability and navigation, particularly on mobile devices.
“On the mobile app we’re doing things like updating the colors to be consistent with the YouTube brand and we’re also making the landscape experience a lot cleaner bigger thumbnails bigger font.”
Miniplayer & Playback Speed
You can now resize and move the miniplayer within the YouTube mobile app.
Additionally, you now have more control over playback speed.
Voolich explained,
“We have variable playback speed but now you can do it at the smallest finest grain increments for people who want to have a lot of control.”
Collaborative Playlists
YouTube is introducing collaborative playlists, allowing multiple people to contribute to shared playlists.