The split-view Now Playing redesign that YouTube Music has been working on since last year is now widely rolling out.
At the top, you’ll notice how the “Song” and “Video” switcher now uses icons, while the cover art is slightly larger than before.
Old
The placement of the button carousel and main controls is unchanged, but the progress bar switched from a thin line and playhead to a thicker container. The line gets thicker when you tap and scrub.
Meanwhile, YTM has removed “Lyrics” and “Related.” The bottom part of Now Playing is now dedicated to your Up Next queue. You can swipe anywhere in the player (including the very top) to slide it up halfway.
New
This redesign introduces a new dual-pane design that lets you see cover art, controls, and what’s next. Swipe up again to get the previous fullscreen design.
You’ll find Lyrics just after the thumbs up/down capsule, while Related can be opened by tapping the song title and right-facing chevron.
The split-view Now Playing redesign is now widely rolling out to YouTube Music for Android (version 9.14) and iOS (9.15). This is a server-side update, with dismissing the queue and force stopping the app triggering the new look.
iOS
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