Google Drive's new video player drifts away from its YouTube-like red look
The update is launching soon to everyone.
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Key notes
- Google Drive is revamping the look of its video player, tapping Material 3.
- Shifting away from YouTube-like red look, it now features white color for its components.
- It may take a while for the look to arrive to everyone, though.
Google has now redesigned the video player on Google Drive, tapping a modernized design that aligns with Material Design 3.
The updated player features a Material 3 slider with a vertical line handle, a large play/pause button, and intuitive fast-forward and rewind controls that allow for precise navigation. And now, instead of red that kind of resembles YouTube, we’re getting all-white look for these components.
Here’s the comparison, this is before:
And this is after:
It does look nicer, refreshed, and rejuvenated indeed, but it’s going to take a while to be visible to everyone. Google says that this will be available to all Google Workspace customers, and it’s also coming to the upcoming AI-powered Google Vids video-editing platform.
Google’s Material 3 is the tech giant’s latest open-source design system, which supports Jetpack Compose for building Android apps. It’s known for its dynamic color features that let apps change their color schemes based on user preferences.
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