How to activate the new YouTube player
Web Services / / December 24, 2019
On YouTube changes - a new player interface. While it is possible to estimate in a test mode. Layfhaker tell you what it needs to do.
YouTube interface changes introduced so far in test mode, and you can see what is offered to users.
A proposes a transparent design of the player, and changes in the playback controls. Unconditional plus: the interface is no longer obscured edges of the video with black bars, so you will not miss a detail. Another advantage is that the controls are hidden, if the mouse cursor is out of the video.
How to update the interface in Firefox
- Go to YouTube and click Shift + F2, to bring up the console.
- Enter in the console: cookie set VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Q06SngRDTGA.
- Press Enter.
- Reload the page.
- The new interface in front of you.
How to update the interface in Chrome
Chrome users have to first install expansionWhich allows you to work with cookies.
- Click on the extension icon when you're on YouTube.
- Locate cookie VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE.
- Change the value to Q06SngRDTGA.
- Refresh the page.
If you did not
Switch YouTube page language to English (using the menu at the bottom of the page) to the new player has earned.
How to go back
If a new player you do not like, you can complete the experiments, removing the file cookie VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE.