YouTube gets more interactive on TVs with new update

Google has announced that it is updating the YouTube app for TV platforms with a redesigned layout for accessing interactive content and information related to a video for offering a better user experience.

Currently, when you click on the title of a video, YouTube brings up a card showing the likes and views counts, upload date, channel information, description, and the comments section. The app lays the card over the video, which obstructs the viewing experience. That’s one of the reasons why people don’t access the card frequently or interact with videos. Well, Google wants to change that with the latest update.

With the new update, when you click on the title of a video, YouTube will shrink the video and show the card beside it, allowing you to watch the video without any obstruction. According to Google, it has made this change with feedback from users who say that they want to multitask while watching the content by being able to access the card (and interact with videos) while watching videos without any obstruction.

Google hasn’t revealed if the company is offering the latest change with an update to the app or with a server-side change. We are already seeing this change on our Toshiba M550LP TV with the Google TV operating system. It should also be live on other TVs, including Samsung TVs with Tizen OS and LG TVs with WebOS.