Tech Desk 
Sep 18, 2025
Enriching its video streaming experience in the country, YouTube has officially rolled out its updated web player design for users in Pakistan.
The updated web player design brings improved usability and overall user experience with the help of cleaner visuals and simplified navigation.
Major additions to the redesigned YouTube web player include a minimalistic layout, making key controls such as the play/pause button, volume adjustments, and captions more easily accessible.
This design refresh is said to be brought about to allow the video player to occupy more screen space in a bid to deliver a less cluttered and more focused viewing experience.
Other notable areas of improvement to video playback controls include a more intuitive progress bar, enabling users to quickly adjust video quality and enable captions. These enhancements facilitate smoother interaction with content.
Probably the most notable feature of the newly designed YouTube web version is that it is responsive, meaning it can tailor itself to various screen sizes. This is to make sure that users enjoy a consistent experience on both desktops and laptops.
Apart from the YouTube update, Google Chrome has also received a new feature allowing users to enjoy a floating YouTube window while switching between tabs, offering a picture-in-picture mode for desktop browsing.
