More on YouTube's TV user interface train wreck
I continue to experiment with the new #YouTube user interface for TVs,
which I'm informed is -- for now -- "a test". It's quite the
inconsistent train wreck. Outside of now burying the ability to visit
a creator's channels in an utterly non-intuitive location deep in the
UI, direct seeking behavior -- that is, jumping directly to a point on
a video timeline with suitable touchpad or the like -- is utterly
inconsistent -- along with the other anti-user, anti-creator changes
I've previously mentioned.
The direct seek situation is simply bizarre. The new white timeline
will go partially back to traditional red in some situations
(especially already viewed content), but whether or not you can
actually point and click to seek is chaotic. Most -- but not quite
all -- of the featured YouTube Movies and TV shows now appear to block
direct seeking, which is extremely anti-user. Some (small?) subset of
films will still direct seek for now.
But even worse, I now see this same behavior on completely random
videos from ordinary channels -- not just "official" YouTube movie/TV
channels. Some will direct seek. Some won't. It's difficult to find
the patterns, suggesting that to some extent at least the UI is
actually broken at this point and should never have been foisted on
users -- many of whom PAY quite a sum these days for YouTube Premium
to avoid ad breaks.
This is no way to treat your YouTube viewers #Google, particularly
your paying ones.
L
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