Google first introduced app splash screens with Android 12 in 2021. The YouTube app gained an animated splash screen in 2023, and now the YouTube Music app is following suit.

A similar splash screen animation first came to YouTube's smart TV interface late last year, and some users reported seeing this mobile slpash screen as early as this spring.

Google is quietly refining the Android experience with visual polish and enhanced AI integration ahead of Android 16’s public release.