Google's famous video streaming service YouTube update it's website with the new fonts and transparent player. YouTube's new update turns the bar of controls along the bottom edge of its video player transparent and the fonts used on the entire site are now changed to Roboto font.
To get the update you would need a updated version of the Google Chrome. In the case, even after updating the app
- You can simply install a cookie editor such as the EditThisCookie extension
- Then head to YouTube and click the cookie button that EditThisCookie placed next to Chrome's URL bar.
- Scroll down and find the line for VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE and click on it to expand it.
- In the box for value, replace what's there with Q06SngRDTGA and then click the big green checkmark at the bottom to save your changes.
- Refresh YouTube and you'll see the new design.
In Firefox, you don't need to install an extension, you only need to open a page with YouTube and copy and paste a bit of code. On Windows, hit Shift-F2 to call up the Developer Console. On a Mac, hit Function-Shift-F2 to call up the Developer Toolbar or go to Tools > Web Developer > Developer Toolbar.
In the toolbar at the bottom of Firefox, copy and past this code: cookie set VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Q06SngRDTGA and hit Enter.
This is how to manually update your YouTube player. Thanks for reading. Please like and share it :)