YouTube cancels new interface and returns to old look; see the ‘abandoned’ look

YouTube has apparently reverted the visual change to its desktop site after receiving criticism from the community. A. The renewal of the site’s interface started to be tested with some users in April this year..

Years ago, YouTube keeps the interface practically intact, preserving as much of the original experience as possible while cautiously incorporating new features. But at the beginning of April the platform has implemented a more significant redesignVideo information (title, description, channel data, and affiliate products) has been moved to the right column, while video recommendations have been placed below the player.

Even though it’s just visual the change significantly changed the platform experienceIt brings the YouTube website closer to the navigation standard of the mobile version of the service.

For some of the community experiencing innovation, the change was not good. While some of the criticism was about personal preference, some made practical sense, such as the fact that the video should have been removed from the screen to check for more comments.

Change in test

Significant changes like this are rolled out gradually for exactly this reason: to hear from users. AND It’s possible that Google realized the reception wasn’t positive and decided to take the update offline.

However, it is unclear whether YouTube will keep the classic look or adjust the new look to better suit users’ needs. For now we have to wait for new tests.