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YouTube Has a Secret 'Dark Mode' (thenextweb.com)

Posted by msmash on from the diy dept.

It appears Google has quietly introduced a new "dark mode" for its video portal YouTube, several people are reporting. Here's how to activate it, via The Next Web:
1. Open the Chrome developer tools tab.
2. Windows users can do this by pressing Ctrl + Shift + I.
3. Mac users can do this by pressing Option + Cmd + I.
4. Select the Console tab.
5. Once in Console, paste the following text: document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=fPQ4jCL6EiE"
6. Hit enter.
7. Close the developer tools tab and refresh the page. Just a little heads-up: YouTube might look slightly different -- though still in white.
8. Click the main settings menu in the top right and find the 'Dark Mode' section.
9. Toggle 'Dark Mode' on and you're settled.

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  1. What year is it?! by Smidge204 · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Dark Mode" has been around for about a year now, at least, and I've gotten prompts to turn it on a few times... no arcane bullshit required.

    Just change any "www.youtube.com" URL to "gaming.youtube.com" and presto - Dark theme!

    Tune in next week when we discover, again, that some 9-volt batteries have six AAAA-sized cells in them!
    =Smidge=

  2. works on Linux & Chromium too by FudRucker · · Score: 4, Informative

    screenshot
    http://i.imgur.com/60yed59.jpg

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  3. Re:Wow, detailed instructions to achieve by alvinrod · · Score: 4, Informative

    It just changes the white background black, presumably reducing the amount of light that your screen is throwing out which in a dark room or early in the morning when your eyes are just adjusting less pleasant to deal with. It's the same kind of mode a lot of readers have where it inverts the color scheme so you end up with white text on a black background which makes night reading easier.

  4. Re:What if you don't have/user chrome? by Whatanut · · Score: 3, Informative

    Same way in Firefox. F12 for developer mode. Probably the same for IE.

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  5. Screenshot by corychristison · · Score: 5, Informative

    Screenshot I just made in Firefox: http://i.imgur.com/orIZxEf.png

  6. Re:is this a life hack? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Dice hasn't owned /. in quite a while now.