Google seems to be a bit over busy sparing a considerable amount of concentration on YouTube these days. But here is an update, which had been awaited by many, in the tech world. YouTube homepage finally gets a makeover, which was in news for months and months it seems. A user can find this update on their devices by taking the steps to get it early, as it will still take a couple of weeks for it to get standardized for every YouTube user.
The official blog had a detailed post on how the changes would help a user to have a better experience on YouTube. The post said, Go to YouTube.com. It notes that the homepage now looks much more personalized than it was ever before.
Expectedly, this places a great deal more emphasis on YouTube as a social entity. With the new look, Google has quietly even pushed in a social update.
However, content and quality wise, it works in favor of YouTube, without any doubt. The newly added channels would help users to note what has been in news a number of times, as part of YouTube’s renewed focus on high quality video content.
The company said, “Given the homepage’s new focus on helping you find and organize your favorite Channels, we would be remiss if we didn’t update the look and feel of the Channels themselves.” The post continued noting, “Today we’re launching an improved Channel design focused on what matters most: helping users find great videos. As different uploaders have different goals, we’ve created new Channel templates to meet your needs whether you produce one video a week or have thousands of videos for a fan to browse. Some partners have even uploaded videos talking about the features, or giving tips on how they’re taking advantage of the new design. To learn how to opt-in to and test this new Channel design, check out our help center.”
Google added a few other points, which related to the channel designs and a bit in detail note on Cosmic Panda. It said, “To bring the new homepage and Channels designs together we’ve also applied a fresh coat of digital paint across the whole site.” Further the post stated, “In July, we unveiled an experimental design called Cosmic Panda. We’ve used your feedback to improve our overall design, and today, we’re presenting a cleaner and simpler YouTube, with a consistent gray background, bigger video thumbnails and a more streamlined watch page.”
A video highlighting the changes can be viewed below:
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Google has focused its energies hopefully in the right direction as the implementation of the new interface would help users to browse at a quicker pace. Google has always been about speed and yet again it is proving the same fact.