How To Unlock YouTube’s ‘Dark Theme’ Or ‘Dark Mode’ On Your PC and Smartphone
Every person who has access to the internet is likely to have used YouTube, which is one of the world’s most popular and widely used video streaming and sharing website on the internet. It’s popularity has gained so many viewers and subscribers that the website also launched its stand-alone app for the mobile operating system platforms – iOS and Android, respectively.
YouTube has over millions of videos of various categories, some of which include films, movie trailers, music videos, videos on travel, how-tos, presentation, speech, interviews, news stories, TV soaps and commercials, Live videos, etc. In short, any content which are in the form of videos are easily found in this website. However, do you also know that both YouTube’s website and mobile apps have a unique feature that brings a new visual experience to its users? If you are not aware of this feature, then you will get to know about this here.
Video streaming and sharing website
The video streaming and sharing website YouTube has a unique visual display, which is called ‘Dark Theme’ or ‘Dark Mode’. The theme was created for the purpose of allowing viewers to have a rich experience when watching movies or other videos on the YouTube website. The desktop theme has already been available for more than a year now. However, the theme supporting mobile devices was made available only a couple of months ago.
If you are wondering what exactly is ‘Dark Theme’ or ‘Dark Mode’, then here is the answer. Basically, the theme’s name implies to the appearance of the YouTube website having a dark background, which makes viewing videos on computer screens much cleaner and keeps distraction away. You can imagine having a black background, instead of the default white, to an application that is able to display images and/or videos with clarity.
So, if you are clear with what the dark theme in YouTube actually is, we shall go ahead and learn how to allow this feature to work on desktop computers as well as on mobile devices. All you need to have is an active account with YouTube. You will need a Google e-mail address in order to sign in to YouTube and use its features.
Turn On YouTube’s ‘Dark Theme’ On Desktop and ‘Dark Mode’ On Mobile Devices
Here is how you can enable and use the ‘Dark Theme’ and ‘Dark Mode’ on your desktop computer and mobile device.
Following these simple and easy steps, you can really have fun watching your favourite movies or music videos, etc., while also delivering you a much richer experience.
Unlock ‘Dark Theme’ On PC/Mac/Linux
It is very simple to turn on the ‘Dark Theme’ feature on desktop computers. Whether you are using Windows (Microsoft), Mac OS (Apple) or Linux, enabling the feature requires just a few clicks of the mouse button.
All web browsers allow you to access YouTube’s website. Simply go to the YouTube website and sign in to your account or profile. After having signed in to your profile, click on the profile icon with your photo located on the top right corner of the page.
When you click on your profile, you will see a menu popping up with a few different options. Among the options, you will see the ‘Dark Theme: Off’.
Click the ‘Dark Theme: Off’ option and then click on the Activate Dark Theme switch.
This will enable the YouTube website to display with a black background. You can now start watching movies, or any other videos of your choice with the new theme.
You can revert the theme whenever you want by turning off the ‘Dark Theme’ from the profile settings.
Note:
It is also possible to use the ‘Dark Theme’ on your web browser without having to sign in to your YouTube account. Simply click on the Settings (three vertical dots) located on the top right corner and click the Dark theme: Off option to enable it.
Unlock ‘Dark Mode’ On Apple iOS
If you are using an iPhone and want to turn on the ‘Dark Mode’ feature, follow these steps:
You will need the YouTube app. If you do not have the app on your iPhone, go to App Store and download the app. Install the app after the download completes.
Open the YouTube app and sign in to your account using your existing e-mail address.
Go to your profile settings by clicking on your profile/blank picture that is located on the top right corner of the app.
Tap on your profile picture to bring up the settings options.
Tap Settings and tap again on the Turn Dark Mode On option.
This will enable the YouTube’s ‘Dark Mode’ on you iPhone. Now you can have fun watching videos via the app and with a new black background theme.
Unlock ‘Dark Mode’ On Google Android
Both iPhone and Google’s Android devices share the same settings that allow users to enable the ‘Dark Mode’ theme on their smartphones.
If you are using an Android phone and want to turn on the ‘Dark Mode’ feature, follow these steps:
You will need the YouTube app. If you do not have the app on your Android phone, go to Google Play Store and download the app. Install the app after the download completes.
Open the YouTube app and sign in to your account using your existing e-mail address.
Go to your profile settings by clicking on your profile/blank picture that is located on the top right corner of the app.
Tap on your profile picture to bring up the settings options.
Tap Settings and tap again on the Turn Dark Mode On option.
This will enable the YouTube’s ‘Dark Mode’ theme on you Android device. Now you can have fun watching videos via the app with a new black background theme.
You can also access YouTube’s website directly via the web browser that is install on your smartphone. Therefore, you can follow the same method of enabling the ‘Dark Theme’, if you wish to view videos on YouTube via the web browser, instead of using the stand-alone app. It will give you the same experience as that of a desktop computer or laptop. If the ‘Dark Mode’ feature is not available in your Android device, try updating your phone, or check that the YouTube app is up to date via Google Play Store.
Give It A Try And Enrich Your Experience
YouTube is a great platform to watch hundreds and thousands of movies online, whether they are old or new. But, if the white background gives stress to your eyes when watching videos for a longer period of time, then using this unique featured theme can be a better option. The black background is chosen to make the site and app appear clear, giving a nice white foreground (appearance of font and text).
The ‘Dark Theme’ in YouTube has been specifically designed to relieve stress on our eyes so that we can have more pleasure watching our favourite videos on the website and its mobile app.
