New Search and Some New Features on YouTube

YouTube has changed the appearance of their site, at least there are some changes such as the new search method and appearance, the loss of the star element, search suggestions in queries and resolution settings.

Before this YouTube launched their paid features who collaborated with the Sundance Film Festival, then HTML5 support and YouTube Music Discovery Project, last January 21 they launched a new look again. This version is still in the opt-in stage, I tried to open the YouTube site normally, this view is not yet available but if you try to search for videos with certain keywords, and click on it, this new view will appear.

So, what exactly is new from YouTube, if you try it, maybe you will remember the feather version of YouTube which removes some elements to get a cleaner, simpler, and suitable look when the internet network is not good. Here's some new stuff from YouTube.

Focus on watching The new YouTube interface focuses on your convenience in enjoying videos, firstly you will not see a star logo, or a rating system with stars, YouTube replaces it with a system similar to StumbleUpon, but on YouTube, one heart logo to represent likes and a thumbs up logo pointing down to stated otherwise.

Changed resolution and logo Then if you see a box where the video is playing, at the bottom, there is an additional new tab that functions to adjust the resolution, when you drag your mouse to a tab that contains numbers, for example 360p, an additional resolution will be displayed which will increase the user's choice to determine What image resolution do you want to choose? In addition, the logo has changed, if there is usually the phrase broadcast yourself at the bottom of the YouTube logo, in this new display, you will only get the YouTube logo, without any jargon.

Search function Another change, which I find very good and I'm really looking forward to is the search function. This new version of YouTube allows you to keep watching the video you are currently watching while searching for other video content. Suppose you are watching a movie trailer Sherlock Holmes, then you want to search for video clips of The Temper Trap band, then when you click the search tab, the search results will appear on the right side of your YouTube page, while the video you are playing will continue to roll on the left, but in a smaller form. If you want to return to the video you are watching then click the back to video text at the bottom of the video you are watching.

This search function also provides query assistance similar to what Google search does. Suppose you type in the word Sherlock Holmes, to search for the movie trailer, it will also display several other options related to the Sherlock Holmes keyword automatically.

Frankly, I'm impressed with the new search function, as I mentioned in the article about Previous YouTube, there are at least two types of YouTube users, there are creators and there are viewers, and for viewers the convenience of watching videos is the main thing, but YouTube is not TV, which makes us focus on watching things, YouTube is an internet application that allows you to watch videos while doing other things. others, such as content search, and I myself am very uncomfortable if I have to open a new tab to search for other content and have to leave the videos I play in another tab. This new feature answers it all.

Let's just wait, when will this version roll out to the public, because as an opt-in feature, this function is not yet an official default function, or YouTube will launch it secretly? Let's wait for further developments, while waiting for what you think about this new YouTube look, share your experiences in the comments column.

source: TechCrunch, ReadWriteWeb