YouTube users dislike recent UI updates
20 posts across 2 communities in the last 30 days; 95% from r/youtube.
“It also doesn’t stretch on iPad so that’s cool. Honestly, I don’t hate this one.”
“First of all, why did they changed it when there were no complaints on it. Second, it just sucks overall, nothing works really. Also, they are just trying to make to stay on the app by putting video recommendations directly underneath. i hate it.”
“Is YouTube getting vibe-coded? What is this UI? I can't scroll for even 10 seconds without my eyes hurting. I've supported many UI updates until now. But this? They have finally gone mad. Some YouTube bots comment, "You don't own the company." Yes, I don't. But YouTube is a…”
Several users express frustration with YouTube's recent user interface (UI) changes, finding them harder to navigate and unnecessary. They prefer the previous design and feel the updates are disruptive.
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“Bug description Since couple prerelease patched youtube tablet layout is broken its in phone layout in anyway App version patched 1.35.0 Error logs Acknowledgements [x] I have checked all open and closed bug reports and this is not a duplicate. [x] All requested information has…”
“It also doesn’t stretch on iPad so that’s cool. Honestly, I don’t hate this one. submitted by /u/Goooooogol [link] [comments]”
“which is probably the point [re: YouTube has updated their mobile UI to have a dock style menu at the bottom.]”
“https://preview.redd.it/bijozm406lvh1.png?width=944&format=png&auto=webp&s=16716bee72118bfcbe60f2e903083760c5eff3b8 What do you think of this change? submitted by /u/Advanced_Hold_8610 [link] [comments]”
“First of all, why did they changed it when there were no complaints on it. Second, it just sucks overall, nothing works really. Also, they are just trying to make to stay on the app by putting video recommendations directly underneath. i hate it. submitted by /u/The_Drummer__ [link] [comments]”
“Is YouTube getting vibe-coded? What is this UI? I can't scroll for even 10 seconds without my eyes hurting. I've supported many UI updates until now. But this? They have finally gone mad. Some YouTube bots comment, "You don't own the company." Yes, I don't. But YouTube is a service company, and they don't own us either. This UI looks like the old, cheap UI that many apps used. I can't even find the words to describe this. We seriously need competition for YouTub”
“I’ve heard people complaining about the desktop version, but now the mobile app is also terrible. They straight up REMOVED the tab for your subscriptions and mad it a sub-tab of the homepage. Why? Why why why why why? This is literally just removing features. I hate this. I hate it so much. submitted by /u/Cold-Nose-7509 [link] [comments]”
My YouTube mobile app is broken The UI Sucks [re: New layout for desktop?]
“what do you think it's meh imo it's part of yts ui changes they have been doing submitted by /u/Ready-Sign-3063 [link] [comments]”
“It's so bad. You can either see the description OR comments, but not both. submitted by /u/Jesus-Bacon [link] [comments]”
“What are others' thoughts on this? Personally, it feels less intuitive than the old setup , but I can't remember exactly what that looked like. submitted by /u/tgxxnitro [link] [comments]”
“There are individual boxes for every single video, and the channel name is put at the bottom. But then why would they keep the old design for community post? It looks like a cluttered mess submitted by /u/WindEqual9502 [link] [comments]”
“This was in the app for ages, but now the web version?! submitted by /u/Playful_Promise_7896 [link] [comments]”
“Screenshot 1 is of the actual Web App... Screenshot 2 is of the YouTube Mobile Website...”