Google Drive's video player gets a makeover with Material Design 3

Google Drive is great for storing large files and offers useful video features like fast loading times and automatic transcriptions.
Now, Google is updating the storage platform’s video player with a new modern design that resembles the layout of the Apple TV+ video player.
The new video player design will also be integrated with Google Vids for an improved video editing and storage experience.

Downloading large files and documents to your drive of choice is a wise decision, helping you free up storage space on your device, while keeping those important files close and accessible no matter your location and your choice of device. Google Drive is a great option for those already part of the tech giant’s ecosystem of services, with options to edit and organize Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Microsoft Office files and more in one go. real time.

For creators, cloud storage offers several interesting video tips. For example, it now loads videos faster than before and even offers automatic transcriptions. Now, videos on the platform are getting a whole new look to keep up with the times.

In a new Workspace blog post, the Mountain View-based tech giant revealed, for lack of a better word, an Apple TV-like user interface for videos on Google Drive. Currently, videos on the storage platform play in a YouTube UI layout, with the video streaming platform’s red progress bar, a dedicated button for additional settings such as video quality, playback speeds, subtitles, etc.

For reference, the first image below highlights what the video player currently looks like, while the last one highlights the upcoming UI, with a gray and white color scheme, larger pause/resume button , dedicated fast forward and rewind buttons, plus all the other usual stuff we expect from a modern video player.

It may take some time before it is widely visible

A screenshot of the current video player from Google Driver.

The same layout will make its way to Google Vids, the tech giant’s upcoming video editor that is still in development. According to Google, the upcoming platform will be integrated with Google Drive, providing a seamless video storage and editing experience to users. The tool is currently only available to businesses that have a Workspace subscription and have signed up for Workspace Labs.

The Material You 3 video player for Google Drive is currently rolling out and should be widely available in the coming weeks to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts.