We have news, good news. If you’re growing sick of the semi-crappy YouTube user interface hasn’t really kept up with the Joneses, then we have quite the surprising unveiling for you.
On top of the new UI, the new YouTube update will of course be concentrating on Google+, which is no real surprise since we all know how much the company has been trying to bolster interest into their social network.
Other changes include:
- Deeper Google+ integration shows off YouTube content your Circles have shared to Google+, letting you surf user-recommended videos from people you might actually care about.
- New left-column dashboard sorts your Subscriptions and more into easily-clickable sections, including featured videos and recommended content categories.
- Homepage content will be displayed in a single column, putting a focus on larger preview images for videos.
- A slight color scheme tweak (new gray background) highlights content.
- The “fullscreen” button in actual YouTube videos will receive a more user-friendly update, giving viewers the option to shrink, expand or, yes, fullscreen the video.
- Recommended video content pops out when clicked, allowing you to easily exit to where you last were before clicking after viewing.
- Clicking the YouTube logo on the top left of the site will lead to http://www.youtube.com/guide.
- YouTube’s favicon will also be switched out for an updated version.
- Google will soon be launching a new YouTube UI that reportedly will knock your socks off and send them right over to Google+. Even currently some small changes are being interspersed into the site, though gradually.
