YouTube Music redesign tackles overflowing overflow menu on Android [U]

After checking in OctoberYouTube Music has actually presented a redesign of the Now Playing overflow menu, however just on iOS.

Update 1/27: After extensively presenting on iOS, Android users are beginning to see the upgraded overflow menu. On this platform, you get Play next, Start radio, and Share as the 3 huge buttons.

Initial 1/12: In SeptemberNow Playing was revamped to include a carousel that offers access to typical actions: like/dislike, Comments, Save to playlist, Share, Download, and Radio.

It’s a respectable set of abilities to focus on, however you still require to open the overflow menu for many things. That list has actually grown rather unwieldy as YouTube Music has actually grown. Current additions in the previous year consist of the Sleep timer Dismiss lineand View tune credits

To relieve that, YouTube Music is now using big buttons at the top of the sheet for Play next, Save to playlist, and Share.

Android vs. iOS

Those actions are moved from the list listed below, however you may still require to scroll on some gadgets to see whatever. Regardless, it’s absolutely a start at dealing with the issue. (For example, would a grid style that stresses icons be a much better technique?)

The only overflow menu to get a redesign today remains in the YouTube Music Now Playing page. Other three-dot menus throughout the application stay the exact same.

At the minute, we’re just seeing this modification on iOS. Compared to Android, the list has actually constantly been arranged in a different way.

The iPhone customer has actually not gotten the gradient Now Playing background that concerned Android in December. On that note, the app has yet to see the upgraded iOS 17 widget designs that might be utilized to include a play/pause button straight on the homescreen.

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