Google is bringing a small but better-looking design to the YouTube app on Android. The app will soon get a new design for its in-app mini player, which is in line with the third-generation Material design that Google has been following over the past couple of years.
YouTube's new mini-player design looks more modern
The YouTube app for Android has started getting a new design for the mini player. It now appears inside a small floating window with play/pause, rewind, and forward controls. The window now looks more like a picture-in-picture window. Earlier, the mini player was stacked on top of the bottom bar, and the actual video size used to be very small.
Now, the video area is bigger, and you can watch videos a lot more clearly. You also get better playback controls and the ability to move around the mini player window anywhere on the screen. You can even resize the floating window to make it as large as the phone's screen width.
The new design is shown in the image below. The old design is on the left, while the new design is on the right.
The new design seems to be going live for some users through a server-side update. This means that despite using the YouTube app's latest version on Android, some people might not get the new design.
