YouTube rolling out updated miniplayer on Android, iPhone [U]

YouTube teased a “little refresh” of the mobile app’s miniplayer earlier this week, and this update is now rolling out on Android and iOS. This follows the “feedback” people sent in after the October launch. Original 5/15: Last year, the YouTube app switched from a miniplayer bar above the bottom bar to a floating design that takes after picture-in-picture. The upside was being able to actually watch the video while browsing the app, but some did not like the obtrusiveness of this new approach. YouTube has now updated the design to remove the control strip at the bottom with play/pause and 10-second rewind/skip. Now a bit shorter, you just get play/pause in the top-left corner with a persistent icon, though the circular container does disappear after a few seconds. Old vs. new Advertisement - scroll for more content The close ‘x’ is across from that and the bottom edge still shows a red progress bar. Once the video is done, you get a repeat button to rewatch it. Like before, you c ... Read full article.