Google rolls out Material Design makeover for YouTube’s Android app

The update everyone has been waiting for is finally here – YouTube has been updated with some material design goodness. The app’s makeover is essentially what you’d expect – along with circular avatars (per Google’s spec), it features a tall, tabbed toolbar in YouTube’s signature vibrant red brand color, a full-height material nav drawer, and a clean white background. Channels receive special attention, with Lollipop’s Palette API pulling colors from the channel art to color the app’s toolbar. Of course YouTube 6.0 brings a new launcher icon too, falling into line with the rest of Google’s product icons. The update also brings more advanced search filters to YouTube, a welcome addition to anyone who’s struggled to find just what they were looking for in the past. We’re still taking a look around to see what’s new (and of course we’ll take a look inside too), but in the meantime grab it for yourself below!