YouTube Android App Redesign Strips Labels, Buries Key Buttons

YouTube is testing a new video player layout on Android that removes text labels from every button beneath the video, repositions the like count away from the like button, and moves Save and Download into an overflow menu. The test has surfaced on a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and a OnePlus 15, both running app version 21.23.487, while other Android 16 devices on the same version kept the older layout, Android Authority reported. Reddit posts from a few weeks prior flagged the same change, suggesting the experiment had been running quietly before wider notice. What makes this YouTube Android app redesign notable is its direction. YouTube rolled out bolder player buttons with text labels last October, a redesign Android Police reported as the platform's biggest overhaul in years. This new test removes the labels that rollout added. The company is now reconsidering a decision it made less than a year ago. The player test appears amid a broader run of recent YouTube UI experiments, each tou

YouTube Android App Redesign Strips Labels, Buries Key Buttons

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