How to enable the new YouTube layout right now? [2012]

Here’s how to enable the latest Google+ like YouTube layout for your account right now using Google Chrome.

By this time, we all know that YouTube is rolling out a new layout which is very close to that of the Google+ layout, and the company has limited this new interface to only some users. But if you are one of those who would love to test the interface right away, then just go ahead and read this post.

Please remember that it is advised to try only on Google Chrome. All you will be doing is just paste a two liner code, and it is going to set the new layout’s flag to one.

How to enable Google+ like YouTube layout right now ?

  1. Open Google Chrome on your Mac or Windows.
  2. Now access YouTube and press Alt+Cmd+J on Mac or Ctrl+Shift+J on Windows. This would bring up the developer console to enter JS code.
  3. Now copy and paste the code below into the console:
    document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=jZNC3DCddAk; path=/; domain=.youtube.com";window.location.reload();
  4. And that’s it. You’ll now be on the new YouTube layout.

 

  • Thanks for this! I will be trying out this new You Tube interface on my Windows. I think I will like it!

  • Very nice, the only problem with this method is that after a reboot YouTube restores itself to the old layout. Is there a way to make it permanent?
     
    Thanks.

    • @Aventinus That’s because of the cache issue. I’ll work on preventing this reset!

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