{"id":42170,"date":"2022-07-30T16:26:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=42170"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:26:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:26:49","slug":"how-to-turn-dark-mode-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-dark-mode-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn Dark Mode on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e1d6a1c80cf\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e1d6a1c80cf\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e1d6a1c80cf\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-dark-mode-on-youtube\/#How_to_Turn_Dark_Mode_on_YouTube\" title=\"How to Turn Dark Mode on YouTube\">How to Turn Dark Mode on YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-dark-mode-on-youtube\/#Enable_dark_mode_on_Chrome\" title=\"Enable dark mode on Chrome\">Enable dark mode on Chrome<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-dark-mode-on-youtube\/#Enable_dark_mode_on_Firefox\" title=\"Enable dark mode on Firefox\">Enable dark mode on Firefox<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-dark-mode-on-youtube\/#Enable_dark_mode_on_Safari\" title=\"Enable dark mode on Safari\">Enable dark mode on Safari<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Turn_Dark_Mode_on_YouTube\"><\/span>How to Turn Dark Mode on YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to turn dark mode on youtube\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2dMdJxt.jpg\" style=\"height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:30% width:auto; max-height:281px;\"> <\/p>\n<p>The first step to turning on YouTube&#8217;s dark mode is to make sure you have the latest Play Store update installed on your Android device. To do this, go to Settings &gt; General and toggle between the light and dark themes. Then, close and re-open the app several times. YouTube will remember which mode you prefer on future visits. You can also use the Force Quit option to stop the video from playing in the dark.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enable_dark_mode_on_Chrome\"><\/span>Enable dark mode on Chrome<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To enable dark mode on YouTube, sign in to your Google account. Then, click on the profile picture in the top-right corner. In the next window, click on &#8220;Appearance.&#8221; Scroll down to the Dark theme setting, and enable it. This setting is only active on the current browser. You must sign in to YouTube on all devices with the same Google account. Once you&#8217;ve enabled dark mode on your YouTube browser, you can enable it on all other devices as well.<\/p>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve enabled dark mode on YouTube, you can adopt the feature into other parts of your workflow. For example, in macOS Mojave, you can enable the dark mode to automatically switch to this mode when you&#8217;re working late at night. Another good way to automate switching between light and dark modes is to install One Switch. It installs in the menu bar and lets you manage the most frequently used settings with one click.<\/p>\n<p>You can also enable dark mode on YouTube on iOS devices by setting your browser to support the theme. First, open the YouTube app on your mobile device. Then, tap on &#8220;General&#8221; and select &#8220;Dark theme toggle.&#8221; Now, you&#8217;ll be able to watch videos in dark mode. The dark theme will be applied to all of your screens. You can also turn it off in Settings. This setting is device-dependent, and you may have to restart your device to use it in light mode.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enable_dark_mode_on_Firefox\"><\/span>Enable dark mode on Firefox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may be wondering how to enable dark mode on YouTube on Firefox. There are a couple of different ways to do so, but these will give you a clearer picture of how the new feature will look. The first way is to enable developer tools. Open the Developer Tools panel by pressing the F12 key, and then navigate to the &#8220;Developer&#8221; tab. In the Developer Tools window, toggle the &#8220;Show Developer Tools&#8221; switch to on. Once the dark mode option is enabled, you can then refresh the page.<\/p>\n<p>Enabling dark mode is also possible on some other web browsers, such as Chrome and Safari. This option will change the color of your browser. If you prefer to view your websites in a different way, you can try installing Firefox&#8217;s Dark Reader extension. This add-on allows you to customize different aspects of your browser, such as its background and fonts. It also gives you a live preview of your changes.<\/p>\n<p>To enable the YouTube dark mode, go to the profile section on your browser. Click the three-dot icon. Then, click the switch to enable it. Once enabled, YouTube will display dark videos on its site. When you have finished watching videos, simply hit the &#8220;Refresh&#8221; button on the YouTube page to see the new feature. If you want to enable dark mode on YouTube on Firefox permanently, you&#8217;ll have to restart Google Chrome to see the changes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enable_dark_mode_on_Safari\"><\/span>Enable dark mode on Safari<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In order to enable dark mode on YouTube on your Mac, visit the browser settings of the website. Then, click the &#8220;Preferences&#8221; option. You will see a new section called &#8220;Advertising.&#8221; You can also enable dark mode by downloading the Chrome extension for Mac, which is free and can be found here. This extension converts the vast majority of websites into dark mode by default. After installing it, you&#8217;ll be able to switch between dark and light backgrounds on most websites.<\/p>\n<p>To enable YouTube&#8217;s dark theme on your Mac, make sure you&#8217;re using an iOS device. On iOS, you can easily toggle the option from the Settings menu by selecting the dark theme. For Android devices, you&#8217;ll need to open the YouTube app and tap the General option. Once there, tap the &#8220;Dark theme&#8221; toggle, which will change the color scheme of the video player to a lighter one.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube&#8217;s dark mode was first introduced for desktop browsers in 2017, and has since been released for iOS and Android. 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