Other settings
Background, theme
At the moment, you can't change the app's background or theme, but this feature will appear soon.
To display the app elements (tabs, the SmartBox, and so on) on a dark background, turn on the dark theme.
- Tap
(profile icon) on the Home screen. - Tap App settings → Theme.
- Choose Always dark.
To change the theme to a light one, choose Always light.
Note
For devices running iOS version 13.0 and later, the System settings option is available. When this option is on, the app's theme is the same as in your device settings. This option is selected by default.
Update the app to the latest version, and the option will appear.
If you changed the theme in general settings, it won't change in the app. The theme changes when you change it in the app settings.
Font size
You can change the font size in your device settings, and then it'll change in the app as well.
- Open the device settings.
- Choose Display → Text and display size.
- Open the device settings.
- Choose Screen and brightness → Text size.
Where are my downloads?
Note
Available only for Android devices.
By default, the Yandex app downloads files to the Downloads system folder. To view the path to it:
- On the Home screen, tap (profile icon) → App settings.
- In Downloads, tap Save files to.
If you have an SD card, you can store downloads on it to save device memory. To do this:
- On the Home screen, tap (profile icon) → App settings.
- In Downloads, tap Save files to and choose SD card.
The storage folder will change, but downloaded files will stay where they were.
Once you've moved downloaded files to the SD card, you can start downloading files to the device memory again:
- On the Home screen, tap (profile icon) → App settings.
- In Downloads, tap Save files to and choose Phone.
The storage folder will change, but downloaded files will stay where they were.