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YouTube tests new design with 'dark theme'

YouTube said that this is just the beginning and that new features are coming soon.

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YouTube has started opening up a preview of the new design to a small group of people from all around the world so they can get feedback.

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The design is aligned to look and feel more like YouTube's mobile apps. The site design is built on a new, faster framework named Polymer, which enables quicker feature development from here on out. One of the biggest changes is a new "dark theme", which turns your background dark throughout your entire YouTube experience.

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YouTube also said that this is just the beginning and that new features are coming soon.

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If you want to try out YouTube's latest look, go to YouTube.com/new. You can return to the current design by selecting "Restore classic YouTube" from the Account Menu.

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