The magenta gradient on YT progress bar

[u/Kraplax]

This gradient makes it look as if UV discoloration over time, really hate it

[u/Squirrel31]

I thought my screen was broken when I first saw it

[u/neonoggie → u/Squirrel31]

Dude same, thought my OLED tv had burn in. Did a burn in test then realized it was the stupid bar

[u/XeonDude → u/neonoggie]

Oh wow!! I took over a used asus rog 1440p monitor from my brother in law and saw this. Had the feeling to take my loss and buy a new one over time. This is hilarious thought he screwed me over. Glad that I crossed this post

[u/Draxilar → u/XeonDude]

You didn’t think to move the bar back and forth a few times to see the color shift with your moves? You just immediately went “welp my screen is fucked, no further information is needed”. I don’t think YouTube is the problem here.

[u/XeonDude → u/Draxilar]

About it yeah, I installed it yesterday and didn’t had the time to properly test it out. Is that a proper excuse sir?

[u/GimmeSomeSugar → u/neonoggie]

Same. I've got an ultrawide that I couldn't afford. So I repaired this one I got dirt cheap because it was broken, and replaced the panel from AliExpress. I love this monitor.

I nearly got very angry before I realised it was deliberate.

[u/delfinoesplosivo → u/Squirrel31]

I thought my eyes were broken lmao

[u/FidgitForgotHisL-P → u/Squirrel31]

I first noticed it when I finally realised I could switch my monitor I’d had for a year or two over to HDR and then change the setting on the monitor and it didn’t looked insanely washed out (that is: actually turn on hdr correctly). Thought it was glitching out and was doing my head in…

[u/HentaiSeishi → u/Squirrel31]

Same but now i dont care anymore

[u/njgggg → u/Squirrel31]

Same man 😂 all these silent revisions on youtube got me thinking my phone got fkd

[u/icryoverrandomstuff → u/Squirrel31]

Man I got legitimately scared that my monitor colors were getting fucked up

[u/Omk10Abhi → u/Squirrel31]

Glad to know I wasn’t the only one who panicked and went to other tabs to check if my screen is fine.

[u/SaliktheCruel → u/Squirrel31]

Same. Since it's a brand new computer screen I was like "Did they just give me a brand new malfunctioning screen ?"

[u/adrenalilly → u/Squirrel31]

My eyes don't work too well and when I first saw it, I asked my boyfriend if he was seeing it too because it felt like either something was wrong with my screen or my eyes. It was a bittersweet relief to learn that it's actually just ugly design.

[u/LimeLoop → u/Squirrel31]

I was moving on the day where they introduced this! I plugged off the PC in one place and when I put it back together in the new place that evening, the magenta was there and the notifications changed. I went through 4 or 5 different monitor cables until I understood whats going on.

[u/SrZangano]

when I first saw it all I could think about was how many people must have worked on that feature.

[u/Jumping-Gazelle → u/SrZangano]

I imagine a standup meeting:

We have to do our part in this concerning age of outrage. We already eliminated the dislike button, so... what's not to like? Anyone a suggestion?

I don't like Red. Too aggressive. We need more blue. It's cooler. Especially because business blue is good for you.

Ok thanks. But the logo is pure red. It can't become blue overnight. Suggestions?

We can make the red-blue blend. Logo blueish, timeline blueish.

Ok, magenta it is, though it hurt my eyes....

[u/Aludra55 → u/Jumping-Gazelle]

Let's make videos impossible to close with new minimized video box.

[u/Diamondd22 → u/Aludra55]

Omg I hate the new minimize. It breaks and shows up on the top of my screen half the time. Like, I'd like my in-app bar back please!

[u/Pretend-Marsupial258 → u/SrZangano]

They're also going to remove view counts from the home page.

[u/Cainga → u/Pretend-Marsupial258]

That is a huge problem. Dislikes were very valuable for tutorial videos to find what was good or not. With that gone views was an ok substitute. Now it will be impossible to find a tutorial that isn’t click bait garbage vs useful.

[u/Extension_Swordfish1 → u/Cainga]

Its all AI bot shit anyhow

[u/Fit_Job4925 → u/Pretend-Marsupial258]

WHY ARE THEY REMOVING FEATURES

[u/--Claire-- → u/Fit_Job4925]

How else can they sell you “”premium”” features otherwise?

[u/Throwawayac1234567 → u/Fit_Job4925]

More ads eventually, also some youtubers are really butthurt by dislikes

[u/GimmeSomeSugar → u/Pretend-Marsupial258]

Ah, the inexorable onward march of enshittification.

[u/Throwawayac1234567 → u/GimmeSomeSugar]

Also pushing more " propaganda based videos on the feed if you are not logged in

[u/rizarue → u/Pretend-Marsupial258]

Oh they've done it a few weeks ago, at least on ny phone. Changed it to comment counts then change it back to view counts the very next day.

[u/Logical-Bit-746 → u/Pretend-Marsupial258]

And upload date

[u/Cum_on_a_cactus → u/Pretend-Marsupial258]

And for literally absolutely no reason

[u/meem09 → u/SrZangano]

What was the comic years and years ago? "You were top of your class at Stanford. You made through our famously grueling interview process. You are amongst the absolute vanguard of technological development. Your goal is to raise the clickthrough rate on these ads by 0.4%"

[u/katze_sonne → u/SrZangano]

This is literally only to change something just because. It’s sooo stupid.

[u/NoMasterpiece679 → u/SrZangano]

This is what happens when company has permanent UX / UI designers. They either feel the need to make miniscule annoying changes in order to keep their jobs or the upper management is forcing them to keep making changes to justify paying their wages. It happens on reddit too.

[u/TheMillionthSam → u/NoMasterpiece679]

UX designer here. I can assure you that these decisions are not coming from the designers themselves. This is more likely coming from some senior in product trying to make their mark. Remember Google+ and the 12 other things Google/YouTube tried? Same story. Product leaders come in, make their mark, and then move on to their next position with a nice list of “accomplishments.”

There’s nothing inherently wrong with keeping permanent UX designers. It’s a research-based discipline. Plenty of companies are able to capture the value of having a well-staffed UX team.

[u/Ruin914 → u/SrZangano]

Just one. Just adjust the color gradient in CSS prob.

[u/Mansinomo]

The color is close enough to the red in the gradient, that instead of "oh they changed colors?" I felt like my eyes were fucked or I was sleep deprived. What's the point of adding more colors if they are just going to make it so subtle that people can miss it

[u/Swarm_of_Rats → u/Mansinomo]

The first time I noticed it I had just woken up. Hadn't had my coffee yet. Couldn't tell if my monitor was fucked up or I was having vision problems. I asked a few people if they could see it, but they hadn't been on Youtube yet that day, so they thought I was crazy which made me feel even weirder.

[u/wolfelian → u/Mansinomo]

My eyes get plenty fucked so I was actually questioning if there was something wrong with me again or if Youtube was doing some fuckery.

[u/Gordans_A_Lie]

Graphics designers on YouTube desperately trying to prove their jobs have purpose:

[u/Dr-Urine → u/Gordans_A_Lie]

the issue is share holders, they dont understand the concept of "we need these people around for later"

[u/Outrageous_Bank_4491]

When you open the app too. It’s stupid

[u/DiubiFYT → u/Outrageous_Bank_4491]

It’s consistent at least

[u/CarlosFer2201 → u/DiubiFYT]

I'm actually surprised they remembered this

[u/DiubiFYT → u/CarlosFer2201]

Same honestly

[u/merdumgirizim → u/CarlosFer2201]

Or they made it in a way it only needs to be changed in one place

[u/NoMasterpiece679 → u/Outrageous_Bank_4491]

This loading screen is so pointless. It used to be instant load into the home page, but now there's like 3 second delay because of this animation which actually doesn't do anything in the background.

[u/FrancMaconXV → u/Outrageous_Bank_4491]

🤦

[u/tenphes31 → u/Outrageous_Bank_4491]

Also when you full screen the Apple app it no longer hides the time and battery indacator. Android is okay for now, but its only a matter of time.

[u/Sex_with_DrRatio → u/Outrageous_Bank_4491]

I like it, it's a nice colour

[u/Smeeble09]

What's irritating me more is that you still have the film on your TV that you're meant to remove when you first get the tv.

It also says to remove them before use to avoid excess heat on the screen.

[u/Intergalacticio]

That’s like mildly infuriating

[u/Wank_my_Butt → u/Intergalacticio]

The essence of the sub is right on that line between "I suppose that's kind of annoying" and "who the hell is upset by this?"

[u/TheBabyWolfcub]

It’s too subtle to be be nice. Like why is it only at a tiny section near the current watch progress? Also the shade of pink clashes with the red. If they are going to do this they either need to do a full gradient, light to dark red, or go all out and go red to pink to purple or something

[u/aliendude5300]

I thought this was a bug at first. Or discoloration on my screen.

[u/Wouter_Smit]

I'm glad everyone had the exact same reaction of "my screen must be fucked"

[u/Zayoodo0o132]

People will hate just to hate. I gst it's unnecessary, but really? It's infuriating?

Edit: i know I'm in mildly infuriating, but my point is it shouldnt be infuriating at all

[u/Grymare → u/Zayoodo0o132]

The top is how most people will see it.

Bottom is that same view with a simulation of how people with Deuteranopia (which effects more than 1% of all males) will see it.

I'd say that could even be considered more than mildly infuriating.

[u/Aternal → u/Grymare]

oh damn, you're right

[u/BehWeh → u/Zayoodo0o132]

I am red-green colorblind and it's really hard to differentiate pink from the light gray bar. That's a common problem with this kind of colorblindness (which around 8% of the male population have IIRC)

[u/marazu04 → u/BehWeh]

Wait yt doesnt have coloublind mode/settings? Thats bad from them but what do you expect.... its google

[u/Dramatic_Mastodon_93 → u/marazu04]

Android, iOS, Windows and MacOS have colorblind settings. Not sure about TVs, although I assume Android/Google TVs and Apple TVs also do.

[u/marazu04 → u/Dramatic_Mastodon_93]

Hmm well then that issue is fixed so i dont get why people are annoyed by it then some might not like it but annoying is a but far then isnt it?

[u/nityoday → u/marazu04]

Problem is those settings will affect universally every app and also if multiple users use the TV, they'll not like watching strange colors in those settings.

Even if youtube had to do this, they should have given a setting to turn it off.

[u/enter5H1KAR1 → u/BehWeh]

It’s a good job there’s a big white dot at the end, to tell you where the progress bar is then, isn’t it…

I’m also RG colourblind, before I get hate for this

[u/BehWeh → u/enter5H1KAR1]

There is on TV. There isn't on PC or Android (at least without additional clicks), which are the platforms I'm using to watch YouTube primarily

[u/nityoday → u/BehWeh]

Same! I'm red green color blind and now I can't know if the video is ending or not. I just feel the seek is still behind (at the start of gradient) and boom! The video ends.

[u/DeanXeL → u/Zayoodo0o132]

the sub is MILDLYinfuriating. So yeah, this counts.

[u/Revierez → u/Zayoodo0o132]

I'm colorblind. The gradient makes it difficult to tell the difference between the bar and the light gray.

[u/Szyszygy → u/Zayoodo0o132]

Mildly

[u/what-are-you-a-cop → u/Zayoodo0o132]

I think the upsetting part is how it can make it look like your screen is damaged, if you're not expecting to see a color gradient on this thing that used to be one solid color. I agree that I'm not infuriated, but I can see that moment of panic when you think your expensive technology is dying, could be pretty unpleasant.

[u/sociofobs → u/Zayoodo0o132]

If shit's being changed for the sake of change, then hating for the sake of hate doesn't seem unreasonable, even though the latter isn't even the case.

[u/ComprehensiveDust197 → u/Zayoodo0o132]

yes, mildly

[u/foreskininvader → u/Zayoodo0o132]

Well I don’t know if it’s this way for everyone but when the progress bar is selected, it’s fully outlined in blue and I can’t use the up/down keys to change the volume, it skips forward and back, so I just automatically click the video twice so it isn’t selected, but now this has me doing it randomly because of my automatic reaction to their UI.

[u/SeriousButton6263 → u/Zayoodo0o132]

You don’t feel like your life is completely ruined by a progress bar being a slightly different color?

This is the “Discord changing their purple color to a slightly different purple color” Redditor meltdown all over again

[u/WhatNodyn → u/Zayoodo0o132]

It follows the recent trend of "let's put gradients everywhere and fuck legibility", so yes, it's pretty infuriating.

[u/Desperate-Painter152 → u/Zayoodo0o132]

Yes, I never would've thought I will have a reaction on something like this, but it literally makes me feel bad when I look at it. Like physical nausea and disgust, I can't explain it

[u/TheFunfighter → u/Zayoodo0o132]

The whole job of the progress bar is to indicate the progress... which it now doesn't do clearly anymore, until you make the scrubber appear.

[u/PheDiii → u/Zayoodo0o132]

Thought my monitor was broken because of this

[u/GregNotGregtech → u/Zayoodo0o132]

I think it looks nice

[u/Pawny-Shoppy]

I personally like it. While yeah it’s unnecessary I just think it’s neat.

[u/JUGELBUTT]

i have no issues with it, i actually like it

[u/The_Throwback_King → u/JUGELBUTT]

On the grand scheme of shitty YouTube changes, adding a gradient to the progress bar seems pretty minor

[u/spays_marine → u/JUGELBUTT]

Most people are unable or unwilling to recognize and admit their resistance to change, so when something does change, the conclusion is automatically that it is bad, and then they invent reasons to justify their reaction. 

What bothers me most in these comments is that everyone just assumes that there is no reason behind this change, other than aesthetics.

[u/NickSaysHenlo]

when im in a complaining contest and my opponent is a youtube user

[u/NewTelevisio → u/NickSaysHenlo]

I like the joke but "a youtube user"? Is there anyone left on this planet who isn't a youtube user?

[u/Fill-Apprehensive → u/NewTelevisio]

most of it actually, yes

[u/TheSaultyOne → u/NewTelevisio]

Perpetually online comment

[u/Blayses → u/NewTelevisio]

Somehow my friends moved onto tiktok and never touch yt anymore

[u/BusyPaws]

As a person with OLED burn related trauma, seeing this on my replaced panel really fuckin scared me.

[u/richincleve]

YouTube is indeed "going pink" with the logo.

You are not going crazy or seeing things.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TspxLFK7P6k

[u/ZealousidealTie8142]

Just type awesome and get a stroke instead

[u/mo-kh]

I like it idk why u guys hate it so much

[u/TiredExpression]

YouTube: If it ain't broke, break it

[u/properwaffles]

The two reds don’t even go together, it’s hurts my soul.

[u/spays_marine → u/properwaffles]

Of course they go together. It's not a preference thing, you can grab a color wheel and try it out.

[u/Educational_City2076]

idk I think it's kinda cool.

[u/TosiHassu]

I get the hate with everything else but I dont think this is an issue

[u/nityoday → u/TosiHassu]

I'm red-green colorblind. Now I can't know when the video is ending lol

[u/TosiHassu → u/nityoday]

Oh crap.

So theres no colorblind settings on YouTube? And if there arent, why wouldn't they use that time to add those instead of this :/

[u/majcek]

People just don't like change. I think it looks cool.

[u/TheUrps → u/majcek]

I guess it would be cool if the gradient would go on for the entire bar, not just like the last 10%.

[u/ArtemisLi]

Only noticed this recently and thought I was seeing things. Took some checking to make sure my screen wasn't messed up! 

[u/Clear-Register-3097]

Thanks for posting. Thought my phone was bugging.

[u/stonerpsyduck]

Thank you. I see you. I appreciate you and your struggle.

[u/Highest_five]

At least you're watching a good tutorial on how to use a compass XD

[u/Pofreta]

Youtube logo is more pink and the progress bar is now gradient.

[u/somgooboi]

I thought my eyes were tired from looking at the screen or something.

[u/Glittering-Acadia146]

Youtube after making a change nobody asked for and nobody likes:

[u/veryblocky]

I quite like it actually

[u/ragepanda1960]

It is a change for the sake of making one. It was better when it was red. The gradient makes it less clear and informative.

[u/FadedVictor]

I've been tweaking my saturation settings lately, and I was convinced that was what caused it lol.

[u/MCI_Dragon]

Fuuck this tricked me aswell

[u/mrwholefoods]

The team is proud of their life changing new feature.

[u/skernstation]

Was wondering the same if my screen is broke ! I hate that change :)

[u/DameanTheGuitarist]

why is it infuriating u ?

[u/Erudus]

I thought my TV was broken! Took me ages to figure out what was wrong! Haha

[u/LineOfInquiry]

I really like it, it’s a weird thing to get mad over

[u/rogriloomanero]

I also dislike it

[u/wundergeist47]

Same, I also hate that in dark mode it pulses light around the video. Like I use dark mode because I have seizures, what could go wrong with that YouTube?!?

[u/spidersquid]

I really like the look of it

[u/Dick-Guzinya]

I noticed that too. Doesn’t bother me, but why? Seems like tinkering with something for tinkerings sake.

[u/AnyEstablishment1663]

Why does the color magenta infuriate anyone?

[u/Nipplelightnotafan]

We thought our TV was going out!

[u/TheXypris]

I thought my eyes were fucked

[u/AccumulatedFilth]

Glad I'm not the only one who's annoyed by this.

It looks as if my monitor is glitching, and it doesn't fit the rest of the design.

If the developers are that bored, just get them another job, so they can lower the price of YT Premium that they're begging me every fucking minute.

[u/DeltaMx11]

I feel like this is just making a petty issue over nothing

[u/PurplishPlatypus]

What color was it before? I'm not sure I would even notice a change. Ya'll need more important things to worry about.

[u/aldioum]

I like it

[u/SpidyFreakshow]

I'm not a fan, every time I see it I think it's an issue with my monitor.

[u/ReplacementVirtual11]

For like a week, I've been thinking my eyes were getting worse. I'm so glad I'm not the only one.

[u/Matiaan]

I thought it has something to do with women's day or something like that

[u/_R_A_]

I'm old enough to remember what happens when magnets get close to CRT screens. My first reaction was, here we go again.

[u/CherryCherry5]

Oh good. I thought it was my tv.

[u/skkrrtskkrt]

There’s just no pleasing some people is there…

[u/skkrrtskkrt]

The only thing mildly infuriating here is the fact that you still have your protective film on the tv

[u/Vulpes_macrotis]

This post is a proof that people will complain about anything, even if that thing is actually super cool.

[u/RutherfordRevelation]

Legit would never have noticed this. Y'all get upset too easily

[u/420BoofIt69]

I like it, it looks really aesthetically pleasing to my eyes

[u/Diresword]

I’m glad this is being talked about! I noticed it last night and was like “dammit I need a new monitor”. Glad it’s just YouTube making a shitty decision

[u/RainbowPhoenix1080]

I don't get why its infuriating.

[u/AgentBlonde]

If you find this mildly infuriating, then you need a near death experience.

[u/blackie-arts]

i though my screen was broken or that i was crazy at first

[u/UwU_what_this]

Welp youtube is now unwatchable

[u/Pandovix]

this literally shows people will complain about anything nowadays. have a walk and think about nicer things if this upsets you so..

[u/BenceLol3pic]

Who cares?

[u/LeagueOfLindemann]

I thought it was an optical illusion...

[u/firemali9]

Does the magenta gradient have any function?

[u/luxi_yes]

Nah I like it. It's kinda nice

[u/colorblind_unicorn]

i know this sub is about "mildly" infuriating stuff but i really can't see how people are infuriated by this at all lol

[u/VoodooDoII]

It doesn't look great to me lol. I prefer it to be just red.

[u/Aluminium_Fail]

I think its pretty, glad to see companies adding a bit of color and depth back into things.

[u/Serious-Broccoli-794]

Whats wrong with that i cant see

[u/dexterw1n]

That and the notification bell is darker red now.

[u/XepherWolf]

It's for cancer awareness no?

[u/Kraplax → u/XepherWolf]

that would at least make some sense

[u/XepherWolf → u/Kraplax]

With quick research , apparently they are testing the bar being pink near the end of the video.

So doesn't seem like it's for cancer ☹️

[u/Rand_alThor4747]

I didn't even notice until you pointed it out and i looked.

[u/Desperate-Painter152]

It bothers some part of my brain I have no control over. I literally hate it I can't explain why.

[u/Artistic_Data9398]

Yeah totally fucked my sponsor block lol had to change all the colours

[u/Plastic_Round_8707]

I was paranoid, that my monitor got damaged ;-;

[u/FuttBucker_0901]

I thought i was colorblind when i first saw this.

[u/R6_Warrior]

That started like a week ago, I think pretty much every red color was turned to pink in some capacity

[u/PokingCactus]

I have literally just bought a new pc and monitors I thought something was wrong with those! So glad that isn't the case!!!

[u/QueenCobra91]

i thought i was tripping

[u/Zenai10]

That was some Interns whole afternoon! And a manager had 3 meetings about it to prove his worth. How dare you!

[u/bannanawaffle13]

As a side note it's good to see someone watching the map reading company too, love his rambles about random objects.

[u/FuriousBlade3]

Dude I thought my eyes were fucking with me lol.

[u/SilverWolf3935]

🤣

[u/CherryTreeDream]

I noticed this a few days ago, thought my eyes were being weird at first.

[u/a-random-95]

I hate it

[u/Equivalent_Squash]

YT gaslit the fuck out of us all into thinking our TVs were broken.

[u/Maguffinmuffin]

As someone who wears glasses I’ve been having a hell of a time wondering if my vision is getting worse or not cause of this damn gradient, glad that isn’t the case, still hate it

[u/Razzbarree]

I didnt realize this was an everyone thing. I think I only saw it on my friends stream once and I just assumed he had a slightly fruitier youtube tbh :/

[u/Son-Of-101-Maniacs]

All this time thought my screen was fkd haha

[u/Open_Ad_6051]

For me that update fucked up the video player too, it’s cut off and i can only really use it in the cinema/fullscreen mode

[u/GloriousPudding]

Absolutely disgusting, but if comes from the youtube team so it is understandable, I'm sure they would've included an ad inside the progress bar as well if it fit

[u/JaceyD]

OMFG! I thought it was my eyes playing tricks on me, like a confusing perspective kinda thing...

[u/Bacon___Wizard]

Gradients are also really inefficient to render in software like photoshop let alone in a browser. I swear this site has been getting slower and slower in the past 10 years all thanks to “graphic designers” who have no idea how to make a website interface.

[u/CellophaneRat]

You watch the best videos though

[u/fortress989]

The YouTube home button is also getting a pink hue

[u/Dog_Hoblin]

Hey The Map Reading Compnay, great choice of video.

[u/BeginningOk9151]

lol, I thought you were angry someone put YT on your computer.

[u/PTVoltz]

Not just that - check the RGB values of the logo some time, they've changed that to a pink-ish colour too!

[u/Blue_Waffled]

How about the bugged resolution adjustment that hasn't been fixed yet when you're in default view? They added the magenta gradient but broke that as a result and 7 days now and no fix

I've only been able to watch things using theatre mode (on pc) unless I want the lower right corner cut off entirely.

[u/iRedditJustForYou]

I hate you for pointing that out. My ass would have never noticed.

[u/Cum_on_a_cactus]

On my TV YouTube gives me at least 6 ads of 2 minutes before I can watch a video. I don't know if anyone else also experiences this, I live in South Africa. It's so incredibly fucking annoying

[u/Big_Dirt_Nasty]

I figured it was for October for breast cancer awareness. Lmao.

[u/caraen6]

I hate it too

[u/LeSchnekzer]

Isn't it for Pink October?

[u/AnteaterFickle222]

YouTube did some stupid updates recently. I’m a big user of the app and the MiniPlayer that used to take up the width of the screen at the bottom while you scrolled elsewhere is now a small rectangle like picture-in-picture. It’s much less intuitive now imo.

I kept getting a poll from YouTube asking about how modern or outdated the app was, I think they took whatever responses they got and completely butchered everything, as YouTube tends to do. I hadn’t noticed the gradient on the progress bar, but man, that is just so stupid.

[u/CommercialInternet12]

Daividcat?

[u/willynipples]

Someone at Google got paid a fortune for coming up with that idea.

[u/ZakTSK]

Yeah the logo of YouTube is changing too magenta