The YouTube app for Android and iOS mobile operating systems is constantly evolving. The Mountain View giant tries to constantly improve its operation and implement new functions in it. Nevertheless, there is still a lot of room for change. Google is well aware that one of the elements of the application that needs refreshing is navigation. I am talking not only about the individual parts of the interface, but also about using the screen gestures. The rebuilding of the title application has just been announced via the official YouTube blog. The update is to make the use of the mobile version of the website even more convenient. I buy it.

The YouTube mobile app for Android and iOS has been refreshed with new controls and gesture navigation. Here are the details.

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For some time YouTube videos can be divided into so-called chapters. Until now, we could give them separate names, but now it becomes possible to set separate thumbnails. It is quite an interesting way of presenting the table of contents. The second novelty concerns controls such as subtitles and the auto-play function. Both options hit the top navigation bar next to the share icon. These are apparent trifles, which in fact are designed to eliminate accidental activation or deactivation of auto-play and shorten the time needed to reach the “subtitles”.

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There is also a new option related to gestures and the operation of the full screen mode. The mentioned mode is activated by changing the screen orientation from portrait to landscape. The problem is that some users disable the mentioned option, and the full-screen variant must be started manually using the button. It’s not particularly convenient, so Google decided to make some change. Small and effective at the same time. From now on, we activate the full screen mode by moving the finger (on the video) from top to bottom. The update reaches the first users, but the entire process may take from several days to several weeks.

Source: Google