YouTube TV is rolling out the latest redesigns for its Live and Library sections. With improved content filtering and better organizational tools, this redesign will allow users to manage their content and make your library feel less cluttered.
Esther Ahn, Head of Design for YouTube TV and Primetime Channels, stated that the team’s primary goal was to improve the Live and Library sections, which are the most popular among YouTube TV viewers. Hence, the firm has made several changes to the Live and Library sections to improve page organisation for users.
YouTube TV has added a new, highlighted state for the Live section at the top of the live guide, allowing users to confirm that they are watching the correct program. Furthermore, the live guide has been made more compact, allowing users to absorb more information at a glance.
And, for the Library section, the firm has added a visual hierarchy, so viewers could easily navigate through all the new content.
Side panels for the Live guide and Library have been designed to make the TV experience faster and more efficient. This provides shortcuts such as “Add to Library” and “Set Reminder.”
In addition, YouTube TV has decluttered the navigation by introducing filters and added a “Catch up on your favourites” shelf to help users find the most recent and relevant content for them.
This redesign should be visible to users in the coming months. Meanwhile, library updates will begin rolling out today and continue for the next few months.
Regarding the redesign, Esther Ahn, Head of Design for YouTube TV and Primetime Channels, said,
These changes reflect our larger mission to deliver a delightful, easy to use, and modern TV experience. Rather than focusing on a single major launch, we are working towards integrating our principles across key surfaces (Live, Library) and honing in on our critical user journeys (Collecting, Browsing, Watching). YouTube TV aims to deliver intuitive and fresh updates to our overall experience with minimal disruption to our viewers.