YouTube Rolls Out UI Updates, Threaded Comments, Audio Replies and More

YouTube has announced a raft of new updates, including a UI refresh, expanded voice replies, expanded access to courses, an update on fixable violations, and more. First off, YouTube’s rolling out some refreshed UI elements in order to boost appeal, and make the platform easier to navigate, particularly in relation to Shorts and viewing on Connected TVs. As you can see in this example, the playback display has been updated “ to deliver a more immersive and unified viewing experience,” with translucent buttons overlaid on the screen, and more intuitive options for playback. YouTube’s also refreshed its video descriptions, which will now sample colors that appear in the video content, while it’s also updated the double-tap to seek feature. As per YouTube: “This update includes visual improvements to the intuitive gesture that lets you move forward or backward in videos by double-tapping the screen. When you double-tap, text will display momentarily on the screen, indicating the exact number of seconds the video is moving, for example, 10 seconds forward. And the duration of the skip will align with your individual settings, which can be configured in increments such as 5, 10, and 15 seconds.” On a related note, YouTube’s also
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