In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue of the black triangle in the YouTube video thumbnail. This video streaming service from the Silicon Valley giant undergoes quite a lot of A/B testing, and more often than not the users who haven’t even signed up for the beta testing program are at the receiving end of these changes. While we are still reeling over the effects of Ambient Mode, a new one has already made its way.
As of now, many users have voiced their concern that they are getting a black triangle in the YouTube video thumbnail. This appears at the bottom right and tends to cover the video duration/runtime. The initial concern was that YouTube is now planning to hide the runtime as well from the thumbnail, however, that doesn’t seem to be the case and this is being classified as a bug.
Moroever, this isn’t impacting all the videos but only a few random videos from random channels are getting affected. Likewise, Android users are the ones who seem to be msolty impacted by this bug. With that said, there does exist a nifty workaround that shall help you rectify this issue. So without further ado, let’s check it out.
Fix YouTube Black Triangle in Video Thumbnail
The culprit behind this issue is the latest buggy update released by YouTube. So to rectify it, you will have to downgrade it to the earlier stable build. Here’s how it could be done:
- To begin with, head over to the Settings menu on your device.
- Then go to Apps > See All Apps and select YouTube from the list.
- After that, tap on the overflow icon situated at the top right.
- Then select Uninstall Updates > OK in the confirmation dialog box.
- Again go to the YouTube app info page and this time tap on App Details.
- Now tap on the overflow icon situated at the top right and uncheck Enable Auto Update.
That’s it. You have successfully downgraded to the earlier stable build and disabled auto-update as well. With this, the issue of the black triangle in the YouTube video thumbnail stands rectified as well. As far as the official stance on this matter is concerned, the developers are aware of this issue, but they haven’t given out any ETA for the rollout of a fix. As and when that happens, we will update this guide accordingly. In the meantime, the aforementioned workaround is your best bet.
