• YouTube recently added ambient mode to its full screen video player, which complements its new rounded video player design.
  • Ambient mode works by illuminating a glow around the video window, similar to LED backlights for TVs, to create a more immersive experience for users.
  • A recent update has made ambient mode more vibrant on Android devices, extending the glow below and above the video player, but it can be disabled in settings if not preferred.

And the worst part (to me):

if a video is not formatted to take up your entire screen, an ambient glow has been added to the black filler bars

    • BleatingZombie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      161·
      11 months ago

      My main issue is that it’s a buggy mess. The bars will be different shades and get stuck. I have to close the app to fix it (or at least had to now that I know I can disable it)

      Also, not really a big thing, but I bet it uses a little more battery than it otherwise would

    • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      11 months ago

      Personally, I dislike it because it makes my older devices lag noticeably, so I just keep it off out of habit.

    • Mek@lemmy.worldEnglish
      94·
      11 months ago

      Same, and when I have noticed it, I think it looks pretty nice at times. This is one of those cases of people just complaining for the sake of it.

      If people want to complain about actual dumb UI changes; aim it at the new Discord mobile UI.

    • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Some people do, some people don’t. I do, and find it distracting because it’s not subtle enough.

    • shotgun_crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      I disabled it after noticing it exists, which took a while tbh (it made some text harder to read)

    • Plopp@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      11 months ago

      You and the other two agreeing with you here I think. Personally I think it’s 100% a waste of resources. That shitty feature spikes the temps on my old laptop and the fans go nuts. If it was off by default I’d appreciate that feature (however there are SO many things I’d like YouTube to fix before adding nonsensical features like that).

    • sirfancy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      11 months ago

      For me, I can’t get over the obvious banding and gradient artifacts, and it’s just too distracting.

    • _NoName_@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      I’ve been wondering wtf it was doing this whole time. I’d been toggling it from time to time for what feels like weeks and I’ve never noticed what the hell it was changing.

  • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    52·
    11 months ago

    And I’m glad all over again that I set up a Piped server for watching YT.