YouTube is enhancing its TV app with a new design to enhance the viewing experience, offering easier access to video and comment descriptions, as well as new features like recommended product purchases and live scores for sports events.
New comment layout
The updated layout prioritizes showcasing the video, enabling access to special YouTube features like reading comments and descriptions without disrupting the viewing experience. This redesign is intended to improve interactive TV usage and leaves room for additional advancements based on viewer input.
The task involved adjusting YouTube’s interactive features for use in a living room setting without losing simplicity. Different prototypes were created, ranging from basic designs to more intricate controls that could be operated with a remote. Users preferred a setup that kept the video visible with no distractions, emphasizing simplicity and easy access to essential video functions.
Final Outcomes
The following shows the outcome of the recent Youtube design update:
Atualização do App do Youtube para Tvs vai melhorar a leitura de comentários e descrição do vídeo.#youtube pic.twitter.com/m0eBNJqlxy
— Nicolas Muller (@nmuller99) March 13, 2024
Youtube App Update for TVs is set to enhance the viewing experience by improving the readability of comments and video descriptions.
