YouTube is testing a pop-up “Play Something” button that will play a random video ... of stuck with it on your screen until you actually start watching something. That’s a bit annoying ...

YouTube has been testing various implementations of a “Play something” button since at least last year. The latest presents as a Floating Action Button (FAB) that serves up random content in ...

As explained by 9to5, the new Play something button shows up in the lower right corner of the UI in YouTube's Android app. Tapping the button will evidently start playing a random YouTube Short ...

The report also mentions that the ‘Play Something’ button disappears whenever the miniplayer is active, indicating that to start new content, you need to use the app’s main interface.