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YouTube, Google's streaming video service recently received some improvements in the design of its application. In this way, it managed to adapt a little more to material Design, as well as to the new quick settings of Google. A few months ago, Google also radically changed the design of YouTube in the desktop version, also coupling its characteristic design and settings. As well as a very interesting dark mode Well, according to what we learned through Android Police, Google could bring this dark mode to its application.
Through an update, the medium specialized in applications has discovered a new hidden mode on YouTube. Codenamed ”˜Dark Watch”™, it's a feature that can be turned on and off, and looks like dark mode for YouTube Turned on this dark mode, some white items in the app turn black. It seems that Google is working little by little, because there are different sections, such as the icons or the background of the thumbnails, which still continue with that light color.
Dark mode for YouTube by default?
This mode has been seen through the extraction of the latest YouTube APK. It seems that the function is not available for all users, but you can try by downloading the APK from here.Most likely, Google will refine this mode little by little, until it is complete in all elements. We'll see if it's already implemented in the application by the end of the year mobile. According to Android Police ( although it is not certain), this mode could replace the current light mode of YouTube, making the dark one stay by default, as it is in Google Play Videos and other Streaming platforms.
On the other hand, we remind you that in the in the desktop version you can already activate this dark mode. You just have to go to the menu settings, located in your profile, in the right area. Once there, a feature called ”˜Dark Theme”™ will appear and we can activate or deactivate it.