Yandex Browser appearance
You can switch to the dark theme and change the background on which the SmartBox and Tableau appear in new tabs.
Dark theme
By default, Yandex Browser elements (tabs, SmartBox, and so on) are displayed on a light background. If you prefer a dark mode:
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Tap → .
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Open Themes.
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Select Dark theme.
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If you want to change the background for a new tab screen:
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Tap Select dark background.
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Select a photo or animation.
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Tap Use this background.
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To turn on the light theme in Yandex Browser, tap 
→ 
→ Themes and select the Light option.
To use the device's system theme in the browser, select Use system settings.
Dark theme for yandex.com
You can enable the dark theme for the Yandex Home page, search results, and services:
In the Home page settings
Under Appearance of Yandex services, select Dark.
Note
To select the theme, log in using Yandex ID.
In the search results
1. Scroll up the search results page.
2. In the top-right corner, tap your profile picture.
3. Tap Appearance → Always dark.
Yandex Browser background
You can use images as the background:
From the Background gallery
1. Tap 
→ 
.
2. Select a photo or animated image and tap Use this background.
From your tablet
1. Tap → .
2. Tap Upload from device.
3. Select a photograph in an album
Interface language
You can change the language of your Yandex Browser interface.
Note
The feature is available for devices running on iOS version 13.0 and higher. If you have an earlier version of iOS, you have to change the system language on the device.
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Open your device settings.
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Tap Yandex → Language.
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Select a language.
Alert
If the browser doesn't support the language you selected, the interface is in English.
FAQ
After changing the theme in Yandex Browser settings, the yandex.com theme did not change
The appearance of the Yandex Home page, search results, and services isn't linked to Yandex Browser. To make the yandex.com theme match the one in Yandex Browser, select the System settings option in the home page settings.
The yandex.com theme did not change
If the home page theme hasn't changed after you selected System settings for the home page appearance, you might have selected a light or dark theme in the browser settings.
Select System settings for Yandex Browser as well.