INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A dark theme option for YouTube users on Android is in the early stages of rolling out to end users, Google confirmed to TechCrunch,
following a number of reports and sightings of the dark mode showing up for users in the app settings
The feature has taken a bit longer to launch than expected & YouTube first announced a dark mode for its mobile app back in March, when it
At the time, the company said the dark theme for Android was coming &soon.
Five months later, well, here it is.
Similar to its iOS
counterpart, the dark theme is toggled on or off in the Android app Settings
When enabled, YouTube usual white background switches to black throughout the YouTube app experience as your browse, search and watch
videos.
The dark theme has a variety of benefits for end users
It gives watching videos a more cinematic feel, for starters
And when you&ve been staring at your screen for a long time, it can help you to better focus on the content, and not the controls
It can also help to cut down on glare, and help viewers take in the true colors of the videos they watch, the company previously
explained.
Plus, some tests have shown dark themes cansave battery life& something that particularly useful for YouTube 1.8 billion monthly
users, who are spending more than an hour per day watching YouTube videos on mobile devices.
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YouTube first introduced a dark theme in May 2017, when it debuted a series of enhancements to its desktop
website, including its simpler, Material Design-inspired look
At the time, it said a dark theme for mobile was a top request.
The YouTube app isn''t alone in catering to users& desire for a dark mode
Other high-profile apps have gone this route as well, including Twitter, Reddit, Twitter clients like Tweetbot and Twitterific, Reddit
clients like Beam, Narwhal, and Apollo, podcast player Overcast, calendar app Fantastical, Telegram X, Instapaper, Pocket, Feedly and
others.
Google told us that the dark theme for YouTube on Android is still in the early phases of a gradual rollout, and it will have more
updates about this launch in the &coming weeks.
The change arrives alongside update a YouTube Community Manager shared in YouTube Help Forum
about YouTube adaptive video player
The player on desktop now removes the black bars alongside 4:3 and vertical videos, by adjusting the viewing area accordingly, they said.
