YouTube for Android testing a blurred bottom bar - eviltoast
    • simple@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      15
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      3 months ago

      Gotta justify having entire teams on standby, so they constantly mess with the UI then do some A/B testing then reverse their testing then call it a day.

    • tb_@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      arrow-down
      11
      ·
      edit-2
      3 months ago

      Right? Why do anything. Who needs more than a terminal interface anyway.

      Edit: I really don’t understand what the sentiment here is. Any UI changes are somewhat arbitrary. I don’t get why that’s an issue.

      • gray@pawb.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        3 months ago

        Per your edit: because there are lots of more useful things to focus dev time on than making the bottom bar have a different background which doesn’t add anything to the user experience.

  • MaXimus421@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    3 months ago

    I feel bad for folks that actually use the stock app. There are so many better alternatives to that garbage.

    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      3 months ago

      Even without apps, disable YouTube and use it in a browser. No reason to even have an app.

      It’s so weird how Google is incredibly terrible at their own apps anymore. Apple makes their own apps (mostly) shine.

    • Rev3rze@feddit.nl
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      3 months ago

      I just don’t watch YouTube on my phone since losing YouTube vanced. What I liked about vanced was that I could be logged in. Do you have any personal recommendations for an alternative where I can still log in?

  • potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    3 months ago

    Is the youtube app a glorified web app? i use revanced and I havent updated in 2 years but the design keeps changing, and its really starting to annoy me lol