YouTube Music Rolls out ‘Speed dial’, Updates Menus on Android, iOS

Highlights

• YouTube Music has introduced the ‘Speed dial’ feature replacing ‘Listen again.’
• It now has a 3×3 grid layout displaying 27 items available on Android and iOS.
• Updated menus now feature a floating panel.
• Minor updates have been made to the Now Playing screen.

YouTube Music has finally introduced the long-awaited ‘Speed dial’ feature replacing the old ‘Listen again’ section after testing it for over a year. The new feature will be available on both Android and iOS versions of the app. Apart from this, YouTube Music now also has an updated menu for a convenient user experience. Here’s everything you need to know about the new updates.

Speed Dial Replaces Listen Again on YouTube Music

The new Speed dial layout offers a 3×3 grid across three pages, displaying a total of 27 items like songs, albums, artists and playlists. This replaces the old 10×2 carousel, which only showed six items per screen.

Now, users can tap to play a track without leaving the Home feed, as the Now Playing screen doesn’t pop up automatically. Long-pressing brings up the overflow menu, while active tracks are highlighted by a white outline.

Items with an arrow at the bottom edge don’t start playing immediately but take you to their respective pages.

This updated Speed dial format was expanded from showing nine items to 27 to make it easier for users to quickly find their favourite repeated songs and artists.

The Speed dial feature currently is widely available on Android and iOS. In case it is not visible even after updating the app, users can try refreshing the Home tab or force-stopping the app to see the feature.

The update hasn’t yet rolled out to the web or Android tablets, both still show the old “Listen again” section for now.

Updated Menus on YouTube Music

Apart from the Speed Dial rollout, YouTube Music has also updated its three-dot overflow menus on Android and iOS.

YouTube Music now has updated the menu into a floating panel with rounded corners, matching the style of the main YouTube app. The changes are subtle and almost not noticeable due to YouTube Music’s dark background.

Also, unlike iOS, the sharing option still uses the old design on Android.

With version 7.24 of YouTube Music, the Now Playing screen has also received a minor update, removing the colourful glow around the “Connect to [Cast device]” button in favour of a simpler black-and-white look.

Earlier this month, YouTube introduced design updates for the main app, including a frosted glass effect and a new bottom bar with revised icons. It’s unclear if or when these changes will come to YouTube Music, as features like the mini player would need an update to support a translucent bar.

However, YouTube Music’s web app was the first to feature the pink/magenta progress bar, a design element seen in recent updates.

FAQs

Q1. What new feature has YouTube Music introduced recently?

Answer. YouTube Music has finally introduced the long-awaited ‘Speed dial’ feature, replacing the old ‘Listen again’ section after testing it for over a year.

Q2. How does the Speed dial feature work on YouTube Music?

Answer. The new Speed dial layout offers a 3×3 grid across three pages, displaying a total of 27 items like songs, albums, artists and playlists. Users can tap to play a track without leaving the Home feed.

Q3. What updates have been made to the YouTube Music menus?

Answer. YouTube Music has updated its three-dot overflow menus on Android and iOS into a floating panel with rounded corners, matching the style of the main YouTube app.

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