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YouTube switched up its player like it’s trying on new fits - what’s tea? 🍵💅💀 #UpgradeOrDowngrade

October 15, 2025
1 day ago
Mashable
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🚨💥 BREAKING NEWS, FOLKS! 💥🚨 YouTube has hit us with a makeover more dramatic than your aunt at Thanksgiving dinner! 🍗💅 No cap, the video player is now sporting a fresh look, and we’re here for it... or are we? 🤔🤡 According to our “sources” (I heard it on the toilet from my cat 😼), YouTube has rebranded their video player for a “more expressive and intuitive experience” — aka they made the buttons more transparent so you can see the soul-crushing disappointment of your craving for viral cat videos! 🙃📹 Just what the internet needed: "The Viewing Experience (tm)!" But wait, the buttons are transparent?! This is giving me *major* “This Is Fine” vibes while my favorite videos are melting away alongside my will to live! 🔥💀 #AccountabilityForTheButtons Drake is literally pointing at those “expressive” buttons right now, saying “Nah” to your new UI because it means more scrolling and less watching. 🚫👀 And here's a leaked convo from a dev: “We just wanted to add more curves to the buttons, like we added curves to the thighs in this summer’s fitness vlog!” 🏋️‍♂️🤖 So here's my hot take: this is just YouTube’s way of preparing us for the *real* redesign coming soon: YouTube AR glasses that actually just magnify ads! 🎉 STONKS? 🤷‍♂️💰

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#YouTube#video player#redesign#user experience#interface
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