YOUTUBE VIDEO DARKNESS

[Aton47]

I don't know why it does this but, when I play a youtube video it darkens about 20%, The rest of the YouTube videos are bright but the one playing is affected. Anybody know what's going on how i can fix this? Thank you in advance 

[MrGhoul]

This behavior seems to be a specific UI bug. Head to YouTube > Tap on your YouTube profile > then settings > general > appearance > select "light theme". Tweaking this setting usually did the trick for some users.

Tap the links below for more helpful information and procedures to fix this issue.
https://droidwin.com/youtube-videos-going-dark-when-playing-fixed/
https://piunikaweb.com/2025/10/21/youtube-videos-dark-android-fix/

[TipsyTrex]

Just close and reopen youtube, its a bug with the video settings UI overlay. You don't need to change from dark to light mode.