On the web, Google Drive, along with Gmail, has one of the better applications of Material You, and it’s now getting a “smoother, more modern video player.”
Previously, Google Drive just used a video player that matches YouTube’s. This new design has a Material 3 slider that was introduced earlier this year. Instead of a circular playhead, the “handle” is a vertical line and physically separated from the progress bar, or “track.” This component is white instead of red.
You then have a large play/pause button at the left, while a container next to it lets you fast forward and rewind by 10 seconds with elapsed/total time next. The final rounded rectangle at the right lets you adjust volume, closed captioning, playback speed, other settings, and go fullscreen.
Overall, Google touts “cleaner lines, intuitive controls, and a less cluttered viewing experience.”
This Material You video player is rolling out over the coming weeks for “all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts.”
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