In a new update to the YouTube app for Android and iOS devices, ambient mode is getting a vital improvement. This feature became official about a year ago, but its usage for full-screen videos on ...

Almost a year ago to the day, YouTube launched “Ambient Mode,” a new feature that would have colors spill out of the video and into YouTube’s interface. Now, fullscreen YouTube videos on Android and ...

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Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. The YouTube app is showing gray bars on full-screen videos, in a distracting change for users. The change affects videos ...

YouTube used to fill any blank space around videos in full-screen playback with black. The app recently changed that behavior to now render in a shade of gray, instead. That results in some oddly ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...