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Edgar Cervantes \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
TL;DR<\/p>\n
YouTube is trying out a new look for the icon you use to submit comments in the mobile app.
\nInstead of a black-and-white line drawing of an arrow, YouTube is replacing it with a white arrow in a red circle.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s the easiest way to upset YouTube users? That\u2019s simple: change anything at all in the app. OK, maybe we kid a little bit, but if it\u2019s not YouTube users getting upset at age checks<\/a>, or getting upset at unskippable ads<\/a>, they\u2019re getting upset about any change to the YouTube interface<\/a>. It\u2019s enough such that whenever we spot something new in the app, we almost instinctually brace ourselves for the coming pushback. And right now, there\u2019s something new.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n Earlier this week, users like Cleaner900playz<\/a> on Reddit\u2019s YouTube sub started sharing their latest find: a new design for the arrow icon you tap to post comments on videos.<\/p>\n Zac Kew-Denniss \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Today, we\u2019re starting to see the same new very, very red arrow in the YouTube Android app on many of our own devices \u2014 it doesn\u2019t seem to have hit everyone just yet, but appears to be currently rolling out to more and more of us.<\/p>\n As changes go, this one feels pretty darn innocuous. Really, the biggest thing we expect users to notice is that the old black-and-white submission arrow now lives in a red circle. Compared to the previous look (below), we spot a few other design tweaks, but let\u2019s not kid ourselves here: It\u2019s all about the red.<\/p>\n Stephen Schenck \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n While we can\u2019t help but take a slightly jocular approach to this update, it\u2019s important to remember that for Google and YouTube, red is serious business. You\u2019ll probably recall that YouTube Premium<\/a> initially debuted as YouTube Red, and just about a year ago we saw YouTube embrace a new look for its special shade of red<\/a>, trying out some cooler gradients.<\/p>\n Compared to the old look, we have to concede that this feels like an improvement. The button just stands out a whole lot better with this bright red accent, inviting you to wrap up your comment and share it with other viewers.<\/p>\n But like we said: This is a change to YouTube\u2019s UI, and we know what that means<\/a>. Before you go voicing your frustrations over this intolerable affront to good taste, maybe give it a minute \u2014 heck, give it a week. If you still can\u2019t stand this shiny new red comment button, then come back here and let us know just how wrong we were down in the comments.<\/p>\n![\"google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766572210_733_google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/ "\\"google"){kind=icon}
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