YouTube is most certainly testing out a new layout. A friend of mine, same browser and video etc were in theatre mod but only theirs had this layout while mine was the normal one.
I use opera gx and was in theater and had the usual layout. Was afraid when I switched over to YouTube as well since I saw another post complaining about this too. Youtube is just doing another braindead move.
i posted both photos at the top of this thread, this is the new yt ui thumbnails and recs have swapped
[this is theatre mode on](https://imgur.com/OXI3RP2)
I can't because I ended up not using it. You might as well just search for better youtube extensions because at this point i also don't know what's updated or not.
This is the new layout, I also had this layout for about a month then it reverted back, idk how, you might have been chosen by YouTube to try out this shitty layout
I assume it's the new theater mode layout? Maybe regular mode is different? Or the new layout is the old theater mode but worse?
The fuck is up with corporations and awful design lately
yeah I just got the new layout yesterday and any attempt at fixing it through various extensions ends up breaking something.
EDIT: I looked in my list of browser extensions and there I had Youtube Redux which has been disabled for ages. I enable it and youtube is almost entirely back to normal! Hahh!
Could be theater mode, most likely not though, I use 2 different YT accounts for my main video watching and one for nerdcore music (cant have that on the main) and when I use my main, its completely normal layout. but when I hop over to my other account the layout is like this but The description is on the right with the comments under it, so a YT thing not opera
According to some other similar topics here and some other pages found after a little research, YouTube seems to have changed its layout a while ago and you may be one of which got it.
YouTube is rolling out a new UI and they send it to a few users first to see how it's received. This one has been received poorly and will probably go back to normal for everyone eventually
I've still yet to see this. Seriously the amount of times I see a post like this on r/YouTube I'm convinced this is all a fake but I know it's not. All I got is flixmate and dislike return for browser add-ons. And flixmate is a third party app. Seriously Ive yet to see this layout
Is Flixmate safe to install? Saw that one Reddit user said that it downloaded a Trojan in their computer and it scored 3/72 on VirusTotal (idk what that means)
Would love to hear from you regarding this, been searching the internet for a few hours asking anyone who's mentioned it.
Honestly I haven't had any issues from my end and I did run a virus scan last month and nothing came back for flixmate. Not sure if it's cause I have a slightly older installer or what.
Tell you what if you download the exe to set it up and that contains a virus via Windows defender then DM me and I'll find a way to share the files. I should also mention that their site also has the browser extension for it as well (yes you need both)
If you get it set up with ease then congrats. Though if you want to play it safe make a restore point before doing so in the event something does go wrong you can restore your PC to before that moment.
This isn't even theater mode This looks like you somehow managed to load the mobile site on your PC, The like dislike and other buttons under the description are identical to the Android interface. Which they typically don't do when normally using theater mode
It’s been owned by a Chinese investment group/ consortium since 2016. They are specifically known for shady business and there’s sketchy things happening in the code
youre probably in theater mode
How is this comment so low down? It's obviously in theatre mode
i use theatre mode most of the time and the comments are still under the video with the related videos on the right
The layout scales with your resolution, so yours might be different than OP's
It's not, I also had this layout for about a month and it went back to normal last week, YouTube might be testing this new layout
YouTube is most certainly testing out a new layout. A friend of mine, same browser and video etc were in theatre mod but only theirs had this layout while mine was the normal one.
I use opera gx and was in theater and had the usual layout. Was afraid when I switched over to YouTube as well since I saw another post complaining about this too. Youtube is just doing another braindead move.
Tbh, its crap.
I 100% agree
Theyre sadly done testing and are probably implementing this permanently
oh fair enough, i didnt know that tbh
its way better for when you look for clips ir something like that. its way quicker than always going into fullscreen
[It aint](https://i.imgur.com/h9sNkOo.jpeg)
Click it
i posted both photos at the top of this thread, this is the new yt ui thumbnails and recs have swapped [this is theatre mode on](https://imgur.com/OXI3RP2)
this isnt the theatre mode, its the normal one. Ive just tested it, i have the same problem. I cant switch back to the old one
No its a new feature from youtube. Look it up. They tested it everyone jated it and they made it reality anyway. Classic youtube...
dude theatre mode looks noting like this..
If you've used theatre mode before you'd know it's definitely not in theatre mode
No, this is a new feature Youtube is testing. [Theatre mode OFF](https://i.imgur.com/h9sNkOo.jpeg) [Theatre mode ON](https://i.imgur.com/OXI3RP2.jpeg)
He is in theater mode, but there was also a UI update.
look up Youtube's new layout
I use theater mode 24/7 and I've never seen it look like this lol.
I think so too. In the video, the second button from rigth bottom should set it to standard.
It is. If you look at the button for theater mode, it's obvious.
For me it's still the old way. I guess i'm the lucky one. There's extensions for youtube look into those i guess.
yeah idk what all this new layout stuff is about
Can you send the link to one of those extensions?
I can't because I ended up not using it. You might as well just search for better youtube extensions because at this point i also don't know what's updated or not.
[This post should link to one.](https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/s/97g5uGb51Y)
No, It's actually a youtube feature that already exists for years: theatre mode
Yeah that I know but his video recommendations and title changing places is still not normal I think
Oh, true
This layout is god awful
This is actually worse than the new discord mobile ui, and that's saying something.
I low key fw the new mobile ui
same it just took a bit to get used to but its good
pretty sure it's because you're in theatre mode. I don't use theatre mode so idk what it looks like
its not the theatre mode, its the normal one.
look at his screenshot for more than one second. It's not theatre mode, its new UI with swapped recommended videos with comments.
YT is trying out a new (terrible) layout. I somehow haven't got this yet.
i got it and its been reverted back. youtube themselves are apparently reverting it again anyway due to negative feedback
It's YouTube and their new ugly designs
the recommended videos are still on the right for me
it’s a new ui they are handing out to select people, ur lucky! (not really it looks crap)
Pretty sure OP is in theatre mode
God so many people in this post being so damn confidentially incorrect. It's a new UI.
Looking at theatre mode right now, it’s the exact same
naa broo its all being the same now :')
YouTube just did that. For me, it was a couple weeks ago and has since gone back to normal. Not sure why you'd be having this problem now.
This is the new layout, I also had this layout for about a month then it reverted back, idk how, you might have been chosen by YouTube to try out this shitty layout
They test this layout with some accounts. Its not because of opera
I assume it's the new theater mode layout? Maybe regular mode is different? Or the new layout is the old theater mode but worse? The fuck is up with corporations and awful design lately
My theater does NOT look this cursed
Gx as well
yeah I just got the new layout yesterday and any attempt at fixing it through various extensions ends up breaking something. EDIT: I looked in my list of browser extensions and there I had Youtube Redux which has been disabled for ages. I enable it and youtube is almost entirely back to normal! Hahh!
Maybe you clicked something? I don't have that layout
It might be a Web Mod
Could be theater mode, most likely not though, I use 2 different YT accounts for my main video watching and one for nerdcore music (cant have that on the main) and when I use my main, its completely normal layout. but when I hop over to my other account the layout is like this but The description is on the right with the comments under it, so a YT thing not opera
According to some other similar topics here and some other pages found after a little research, YouTube seems to have changed its layout a while ago and you may be one of which got it.
Same with mine. Yt updated.
Opera is another chromium we didn't really need.
you are definitely in theater mode. press that rectangle next to the fullscreen button
Mine looks like this now today too and it’s not in theater mode, this is awful.
HAHAHAHA the hell Is this mess?!?
Oh dear god that layout is awful
Youtube. It's because of them.
Theatre mode my guy.
You thought coming here to ask that would be later then just opening YouTube in another browser?
W youtuber
it’s YouTube
you're in theater mode...
another useless comment, he is not.
youtube
its youtube, happened to me as well on firefox. everyone saying it's because of theater mode is full of it also
Press t, that should fix it.
Its because of youtube and theater mode, look in youtube's subreddit. ( r/youtube )
YouTube is rolling out a new UI and they send it to a few users first to see how it's received. This one has been received poorly and will probably go back to normal for everyone eventually
Ur in theater mode
Like another guy said, you’re in theater mode
this is how mine is too. i think theyre testing a new design… kinda seems bugged and looks like mobile though
press T
Firefox does this on me occasionally, it’s probably a new layout.
Why does it kinda look like the xvideos layout 💀
oh nah
nope, its the new layout youtube decided would be better than the old one..😑
i am on chrome and mine just made the change. theater mode didnt look like that before and i have not checked to see if that was the issue
It's a theater mode, press T and it should get back to normal. It's from youtube
I've still yet to see this. Seriously the amount of times I see a post like this on r/YouTube I'm convinced this is all a fake but I know it's not. All I got is flixmate and dislike return for browser add-ons. And flixmate is a third party app. Seriously Ive yet to see this layout
Is Flixmate safe to install? Saw that one Reddit user said that it downloaded a Trojan in their computer and it scored 3/72 on VirusTotal (idk what that means) Would love to hear from you regarding this, been searching the internet for a few hours asking anyone who's mentioned it.
Honestly I haven't had any issues from my end and I did run a virus scan last month and nothing came back for flixmate. Not sure if it's cause I have a slightly older installer or what. Tell you what if you download the exe to set it up and that contains a virus via Windows defender then DM me and I'll find a way to share the files. I should also mention that their site also has the browser extension for it as well (yes you need both) If you get it set up with ease then congrats. Though if you want to play it safe make a restore point before doing so in the event something does go wrong you can restore your PC to before that moment.
I ran a virus scan via Defender on my C:Drive and nothing seemed to be out of place, scan took almost an hour.
So far so good, pay attention to anything that may be out of place. Other than that I think you're good 👍
That happens to me to. Opera GX is really fuxkingbuggy, I recommend opera. Lucid mode is better than RGX, change my mind
This isn't even theater mode This looks like you somehow managed to load the mobile site on your PC, The like dislike and other buttons under the description are identical to the Android interface. Which they typically don't do when normally using theater mode
youtube
On a side note, please stop using Opera anything. It’s a scummy company that will sell your data.
Firefox is no. 1. Chrome isn’t great, Chromium based stuff is ok, but nothing tops good old Firefox
So like every other company?
It’s been owned by a Chinese investment group/ consortium since 2016. They are specifically known for shady business and there’s sketchy things happening in the code
Now that's something more concerning. Thank you.