Dark theme allows you to tone down your screen's glare and experience YouTube with a dark background.
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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.
The YouTube Android app
For Android 10 (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 Android users:
- Open the YouTube app
- Select your profile picture
- Tap Settings
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- Tap General.
- Turn on Light or Dark theme in the YouTube app.
.The YouTube Studio app for Android
- Open the YouTube Studio app
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- Tap your profile picture
- Tap Settings
- Under Device, toggle Dark theme on.
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