YouTube Music rolls out split-view Now Playing redesign on Android, iOS

Source: 9to5Google

The split‑view Now Playing redesign that YouTube Music has been working on since last year is now widely rolling out.

Old

• At the top, the “Song” and “Video” switcher now uses icons, and the cover art is slightly larger than before.
• 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.
• YouTube Music 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

• The 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.
• Lyrics appear just after the thumbs‑up/down capsule.
• 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) – Google Play Store – and iOS (9.15) – App Store. This is a server‑side update; dismissing the queue and force‑stopping the app triggers the new look.

iOS

Details are covered in the paragraph above; the redesign is available on iOS version 9.15.

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