For over a year now, YouTube’s HTML5 web interface has made the official YouTube iOS app seem slow and ungainly. Now it’s one upped f its slow, stupid brother once again by making watching videos on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad even sleeker and easier on the eyes.
Here’s how to access the new design. Just visit https://m.youtube.com/new_visual_design on your iOS device and select “Try The New Visual Design!” Once the app reloads, you’ll be good to go.
I honestly don’t even know why Apple bothers to ship iOS with a YouTube.app installed anymore. The web app is superior to the native app in practically every way.
[via MacStories]
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
18 responses to “YouTube’s HTML5 Web App Gets A Sleek New Makeover, Here’s How To Access It Now”
Doesn’t work for me…I get redirected to my YT home screen
Dosen’t work for me too ><
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Worked on my iPhone 4 but not my iPad 2.
Works on mi iphone4 but not on my ipad2, same as Advokit63.
I’m in .mx if that makes any difference.
Works for me… iPhone 4
@John Brownlee It won’t load on my iphone4. Is it really better?
much needed ui change on the mobile version for iPod touch and iPhone
It doesn’t work for everyone…
Youtube’s HTML5 video player is just out. No need of Flash any more :)
http://goo.gl/ZxDMO