Over the past few weeks, YouTube has slowly been rolling out a new interface for the video sharing website. The new UI sports a gray background, as oppose to the older white, to make videos pop-out more. In addition, the YouTube homepage has been completely redesigned with more social integration and more of a timeline view for subscriptions.
While everyone will eventually ge the new YouTube layout, there is a way to begin using it now if you are using Firefox or Google Chrome as your web browser. Follow these steps:
NOTE: If for some reason you clear your browser cookies, these actions will become erased. You will have to perform this tutorial again to begin using the new YouTube interface.
Step 1: Go to http://youtube.com in either Firefox or Google Chrome.
Step 2: Once YouTube is loaded, press one of the following key combinations that is specific to you:
- Windows (Google Chrome) - Control+Shift+J
- Mac OS X (Google Chrome) - Command+Alt+J
- Windows (Firefox) - Control+Shift+K
- Mac OS X (Firefox) - Command+Shift+K
Step 3: Once the Console loads, type in or copy+paste the following line of code and hit Enter:
document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=ST1Ti53r4fU";
Step 4: Re-load YouTube's website and you should notice a new user interface!
Do you like the redesign? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!
