Summary
- YouTube has changed homepage thumbnails, irking users.
- Fans bewildered by the alteration’s purpose.
- Complaints may prompt YouTube to reconsider.
YouTube has made a significant change to the way that its homepage looks, and users are already voicing complaints about it. The YouTube change has altered what thumbnails look like on viewer’s homepages, and many seem baffled by why the company would think this was something viewers would want.
YouTube makes tweaks and alterations to its website on a regular basis, with the alterations ranging from the way that its algorithm works to how the site is laid out. Not all of these changes have been considered positive ones, and fans typically voice their frustrations in hopes that YouTube will hear the complaints and revert the changes.
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In this case, users have noticed that YouTube seems to have changed the size of the thumbnails on the homepage of the site. So far, this only seems to be impacting users on the desktop site, and not every viewer has seen a change yet. However, many have reported that the thumbnails for recommended YouTube videos have changed size dramatically, with the website only able to display two or three videos per row at the new size. This greatly reduces how many videos a user can see available at once without scrolling, with some of the screenshots users have shared showing only four video thumbnails onscreen total.
YouTube Viewers Complain About Thumbnail Change
Numerous YouTube users have taken to social media to complain about this new change on YouTube. Some have said that they’ve had to resort to zooming out tremendously on the page in order to get four videos back in a row, while others have resorted to using third-party tools to change the way that their YouTube layout looks. The alteration has been so stark that quite a few users addressed the change, wondering if it’s a bug, rather than an intentional UI adjustment.
So far, YouTube hasn’t commented on the matter. In the past, users have sometimes been able to get YouTube to revert some of its changes, but not always. For example, viewers and content creators alike weren’t thrilled when YouTube got rid of dislikes, but the site has never officially brought them back. Some have also objected to the rise of YouTube Shorts, which are similar to TikTok videos or Instagram Reels, and many have complained about ads on YouTube increasing in length or overall number. Since this new change interferes with users’ ability to find and view videos they want, with any luck, YouTube will respond to the complaints by going back to how things were, or at least giving users that option.
