YouTube
is
constantly
tinkering
with
its
app
design
across
different
platforms
and
screen
sizes,
and
today,
the
company
shared
the
latest
changes
coming
to
its
TV-optimized
app.
There’s
a
clear
focus
on
making
the
viewing
experience
more
interactive
and
giving
greater
prominence
to
chapters,
comments,
and
video
descriptions
—
without
getting
in
the
way
of
the
video
you’re
trying
to
watch.
The
new
view
shrinks
the
video
down
slightly
to
make
space
for
the
description,
comments,
and
other
elements
around
it.
It’s
not
YouTube’s
new
default
look,
since
many
people
will
still
prefer
a
full-screen
layout.
But
you
can
easily
click
into
the
more
interactive
interface
from
the
standard
video
player
screen.
“What
users
will
be
able
to
see
on
their
TVs
is
a
design
solution
that
keeps
the
video
front
and
center,
but
layers
in
the
ability
to
access
the
features
that
make
YouTube
unique
—
all
without
interrupting
the
viewing
experience,”
YouTube’s
Joe
Hines
and
Aishwarya
Agarwal
wrote
in
a
blog
post.
A
video’s
description
and
comments
can
now
be
viewed
without
getting
in
the
way.Image:
YouTube
The
design
changes
started
“with
the
idea
of
reducing
the
size
of
the
video
player
and
simplifying
the
interactions.”
YouTube’s
design
team
came
up
with
several
prototypes
that
varied
in
complexity
and
then
had
users
provide
feedback
on
which
approach
worked
best.
That’s
how
it
landed
on
this
new
TV
experience.
By
shifting
interactive
features
to
the
right
side,
YouTube
is
also
making
a
renewed
effort
to
bring
shopping
to
the
TV
screen.
You’ll
see
a
“products
in
this
video”
section
appear
whenever
creators
include
what’s
being
featured
in
their
content.
But
YouTube
hasn’t
quite
reached
the
stage
of
letting
you
complete
an
entire
transaction
from
your
TV;
instead,
the
app
will
display
a
QR
code
that
you
can
scan
to
finish
buying
an
item
on
your
phone.
Not
exactly
seamless.
YouTube
says
this
redesign
will
also
make
its
way
to
YouTube
TV,
which
will
allow
subscribers
of
that
service
to
keep
track
of
scores
without
obstructing
whatever
game
is
on.
As
is
often
the
case
with
these
things,
YouTube
will
roll
out
the
TV
app
updates
to
users
“over
the
next
few
weeks”
rather
than
provide
it
to
everyone
at
once.
(Originally posted by Chris Welch)
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