YouTube has added a brand new "Like" button animation that features colorful fireworks and streamers on Android and iOS mobile devices.

The animation for tapping the "dislike" button hasn't been similarly updated, and currently creates a pop-up window that links to a support page detailing all recent changes to the platform.

As far as the new Like animation is concerned, users will see a new fireworks and streamers animation pop up around the thumb icon of the Like button.

Similar false claims about Twitter's "like" button surfaced in July 2023. For example, posts claimed that the button would turn into a Roblox animation or a sports logo.

Microblogging platform Twitter, now called X, introduced a custom animation to its ‘like’ button ahead of the Apple event 2023.

Elon Musk introduced an animated update to X's like button aligning with the polling period.

Starting now, tapping the like button beneath the video will showcase a joyful animation as shown below (via 9to5Google). The like icon changes its colors for roughly a second or two, adding more ...

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