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Dark theme

To display the app elements (tabs, SmartBox, and so on) on a dark background, turn on the dark theme.

  1. Go to  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Under General, tap Theme.
  3. Choose Always dark.

To change the theme to a light one, choose Always light.

To match your app's theme with your device settings, select System settings.

There's no dark theme

Update the app to the latest version, and the option will appear.

  1. Go to  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Under General, tap Theme.
  3. Choose Always dark.

To change the theme to a light one, choose Always light.

To match your app's theme with your device settings, select System settings.

The yandex.com theme hasn't changed

If you changed the yandex.com theme but it remained the same, the reason might be in the Yandex app.

Install the same theme in the app and for yandex.com.

Font size

You can change the font size in your device settings, and then it'll change in the app as well. To do this, open your device settings and choose DisplayFont size and style.

Where are my downloads?

By default, Yandex Start downloads files to the Downloads system folder. To view the default download path:

  1. Go to  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Under Downloads, tap File storage directory.

If you have an SD card, you can store downloaded files there to save device memory. To do this:

  1. Go to  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Under Downloads, tap File storage directory and select the SD card.

The storage folder will change, but the files that you already downloaded will remain in the old location.

If you've moved your downloads to your SD card, you can download files to your device memory again:

  1. Go to  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Under Downloads, tap File storage directory and select Phone.

The storage folder will change, but the files that you already downloaded will remain in the old location.

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