How to Enable the new Youtube Homepage?

After a several changes in Facebook Layout, Youtube also do their changes to their Youtube Homepage. Like enabling Facebook Timeline, you need also to set your Youtube Homepage before you can see the new layout of Youtube Homepage?

What's on the new layout of Youtube Homepage?

'Featured Video' - place for paid ads is located at the right-hand side panel of the layout. Next is the 'Recommended Videos' - the section gives you a total of 15 videos realted to the latest viewing history. Spotlight and Featured Videos follows on the list with 3 videos on each.

On the left-hand sidebar, it's your profile with your Google + account as ID. You can also connect your Facebook below the Google +. Your channel Subscriptions and Suggested Channels are also listed with this panel together with your profile. You can add channels at the top portion of the left-side pannel with a blue buttong. You can also find on the same panel the Popular and Trending links where you can find the popular and trending videos.



This is new homepage looks.

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How to Enable the new Youtube Homepage?


Follow the simple steps on How to Enable the new Youtube Homepage.


1. So you are on Youtube.com, okay
2.1. If you're using Firefox, press Ctrl + Shift  + k to open the web console
2.2. For Chrome users, press Ctrl + Shift + j to open the developer tools and console tab.
3. Add the following (the bold texts): document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=ST1Ti53r4fU";
4. Refresh the page, and done!

To view more detailed on how to enable the new Youtube Homepage. I would recommend this video.

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