Browser appearance

You can switch to dark mode and change the background for the SmartBox and Tableau on a new tab.

Dark theme

By default, Yandex Browser elements (tabs, SmartBox etc) are displayed on a light background. If you prefer a dark theme:

Tap in the browser (if you don't see this button, press the menu button on your smartphone).
Tap Dark theme.

To switch your browser to the light theme, tap → Dark theme again.

Browser background

You can use the following types of media as a background:

Photos from the Background gallery.
Images that you store on your smartphone.

Open a new tab.
Tap in the SmartBox.
Tap Change background.
Select an image from an album and tap Apply.

Note. You can configure your browser to randomly alternate images or videos from your Background gallery once a day.

For one album. Select the desired album in the Backgrounds gallery and tap Rotate backgrounds in this album.
For all albums. In Background gallery, tap Alternate backgrounds daily.

Open a new tab.
Tap in the SmartBox.
Tap Change background.
Tap Upload from phone.
Select the app to open the images with, if you haven't assigned a default app for this file type.
Pick an image.

If you can't find the information you need in Help or you are having issues with Yandex Browser, please describe your actions step by step. Take a screenshot if possible. This will help our support specialists quickly find a solution for the issue you're experiencing.

Note. If you are having issues with Yandex Browser for Desktop, contact us using the feedback form.