YouTube addicts, your life’s about to get rougher. Even though the average video session on YouTube is already 40 minutes long, YouTube is redesigning its Android app to make it easier for you to watch even more video.
The Android app had an overcrowded slide-out menu with a total of 17 different places you could navigate. Now there are just three.
detailed the major revamp in a blog post Thursday, which followed a recent tweak that enabled those terrible vertical videos to be viewed in full-screen mode.
YouTube for Android has a much cleaner look, inspired by ’s Material Design.
YouTube also has some new tools for creating the next great cat video. Users can now trim footage, tint images with filters, add music. The upload button is easier to see.
says the redesign is available now on the mobile site is coming soon to iOS. It’s rolling out through the ay Store.
y this matters: YouTube is big business for . The new, simpler layout could help suck you in for longer periods of time. Consider yourself warned.
