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YouTube Music Revamps Now Playing Screen, Testing New Features

12/21/2025

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YouTube Music has been testing a Now Playing screen redesign on Android and iOS for over a year to improve icon clarity for Song and Video.
The redesign renames the Up Next tab to reflect the current album or playlist and moves Lyrics into the carousel.
The carousel layout remains.
The update has not been widely rolled out, and A/B testing is expected to conclude soon.

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Story summary

YouTube Music has been testing a Now Playing screen redesign on Android and iOS for over a year to improve icon clarity for Song and Video.
The redesign renames the Up Next tab to reflect the current album or playlist and moves Lyrics into the carousel.
The carousel layout remains.
The update has not been widely rolled out, and A/B testing is expected to conclude soon.