TL;DR
- YouTube is testing a redesigned mobile feed layout that moves the subscription tab from the bottom bar to a swipeable top navigation area.
- The new interface lets users switch between feeds with a horizontal swipe instead of an additional tap.
- YouTube is also experimenting with moving sections like Movies and TV, though the test is currently limited to select Android and iPhone users.
A social media feed can completely dictate how you use an app, and YouTube knows this better than most. More recently, the platform began letting users hide shorts from the home feed entirely. This is a deceptively useful change if you’re tired of opening the app for a video and somehow re-emerging in an endless scroll loop 40 minutes later.
Now, it appears that YouTube is experimenting with another big change to the organization of its app. But in a new post Google’s Community Help ForumA company employee confirmed that YouTube is testing a redesigned mobile feed navigation system to make access to different content sections easier and faster.
