Dark theme allows you to tone down your screen’s glare and experience YouTube with a dark background.
Watch YouTube in Dark theme to activate Ambient mode ft. Raymond Strazdas 🕶️ 🎨
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Note:
If you’d like to watch YouTube in Ambient mode, you have to turn on Dark theme first for your device.
YouTube iPhone & iPad app
For iOS 13 (or newer) users:
- Open the YouTube app
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- Select your profile picture
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- Tap Settings
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- Tap General.
- Tap Appearance.
- Select Use device theme to use your device's dark theme setting.
OR
Turn on Light or Dark theme within the YouTube app.
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.For other iOS users:
- Open the YouTube app
- Select your profile picture
- Tap Settings
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- Tap Appearance.
- Turn on Light or Dark theme in the YouTube app.
.YouTube Studio app for iPhone & iPad
From iPhone settings:
- Go to Settings
Display & Brightness.
- Select Dark to turn on Dark Mode.
Display & Brightness.From iPhone Control Center:
- Pull down from the top right corner of your device to open the iPhone Control Center.
- Touch and hold the brightness control, then tap Dark Mode Off.