The bar, so far, has reportedly been spotted in some Android
devices exclusively in the 'dark theme' option of the website, looking to
provide a lesser distracting user interface to the viewers.
According to a 9to5Google report, the progress bar is white
or grey in colour when a video is playing on YouTube for Android with the dark
theme enabled. The redesigned YouTube progress bar does not note the amount of
video which has been loaded, according to the report. The red seek bar also
showed a grey indicator for how much of the video had been loaded in advance.
Upon interacting with the scrubber or tapping up to make
controls visible brings the progress bar back to its previous behaviour,
helping the UI fade away.
Outside of the YouTube video player, the red colour still
appears in the main feed, hence confirming that it is still the platform's
accent colour. The progress bar's colour change is targeted at improving the
viewing experience, as per the report.
Meanwhile, YouTube previously started testing a queueing
system on its apps for iOS and Android. This feature has been available on the
web for years now and shows up on the YouTube app under certain circumstances.
Users who control their Chromecast with their phones might
recognise it, as will those who use the YouTube Music app. Now, YouTube Premium
users who opt-in to the test will be able to add videos to a stack that acts
like an impermanent playlist.
After the feature is turned on, the feature will let users
access a new "Play last in queue" button in the three vertical dot
menu that appears on video thumbnails.