You didn’t ask for it, but YouTube Music’s Now Playing redesign is here

Get able to relearn the place the whole lot is on Now Taking part in in YouTube Music. After testing a redesign again in November, that new look is arriving in on the app. The redesign repositions management buttons and options, whereas additionally introducing a dual-pane design.

First noticed by 9to5Google, Now Taking part in’s new design will drive you to retrain your muscle reminiscence. For instance, you’ll not see the Track/Video switcher on the high of the display screen. It now sits in a carousel with a gaggle of different controls instantly under the scrubber. Nonetheless, the arrow, Forged, and three-dot menu stay in the identical place as earlier than.

Earlier than the carousel received relocated under the scrubber, it used to sit down beneath the track title and artist title. Now, the shuffle, again, play, ahead, and repeat controls will be discovered on this location. Talking of the scrubber, it now has a boxier look and not has the playhead.

YouTube Music additionally eliminated the Up Subsequent, Lyrics, and Associated tabs from the underside of the display screen. Lyrics will get its personal place within the carousel, identical to the Track/Video switcher. For Associated, you’ll now need to faucet on the track title, which is rather less handy. As for Subsequent Up, you’ll want to make use of the brand new drag deal with, the place you’ll see the playlist or radio you’re presently listening to.

It additionally seems that the redesign takes away themes from the Lyric and Associated sheets. These sheets will also be expanded. This replace seems to be a server-side replace. In case you’re not seeing it but, strive force-stopping the app in App Information, then open it once more.

This redesign arrives on the heels of an experiment that paywalls lyrics at no cost customers. It seems the service is aiming to get free customers to improve to Premium by limiting the variety of free lyrics views.