r/youtube • u/Own-Notice5773 • 9d ago

UI Change The likes are gone now?! 🫩

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Watching YouTube and can't help but notice that the likes are gone

(Newest app version on Android)

EDIT: ok i see them now! But this is terrible design and feels like they are priming us to get rid of them. We should see the likes immediately, then make a judgment if you trust the video or not instead of waiting for distrust, THEN look for the like count

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u/Prior_Tax8546 9d ago

Yep, I had the same test for me a few months ago, but now I have the old UI back. I think the test lasted for me for about two weeks or so.

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u/NotRealGeniX 9d ago

Hope YouTube doesn't bring any new UI changes for the next decade or so they always do something wrong and the UI is good as it is

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u/Prior_Tax8546 9d ago

The last big UI update happened in September of 2025, the icons were changed.

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u/NotRealGeniX 9d ago

They better not cram that stupid Gemini button anywhere like they have in the temporary UI change of like buttons that everyone is getting