Sudden YouTube issue

[vavavroom]

I haven't been on YouTube in a few weeks. I have YT set to the Dark Theme. I see a very dark grey comment box. Until recently, when I clicked inside the comment box I would get a white (could be very light grey) cursor and text. Since today, I get black text that is practically invisible on the black background of the comment box. This is on the PC with W10 pro, latest version and in Chrome (latest version). Also tried Brave with the same result.

Google AI says this is expected behavior as the default font color is black even in Dark Mode. I refute this claim based on my previous experience. Also, Android and IOS give me white (or light grey) text on the very dark grey background in the YT comment box.

Does anybody have a fix for this? I can't stand the light theme on YT.

 

[bobdoo]

"Google AI says this is expected behavior as the default font color is black even in Dark Mode. I refute this claim based on my previous experience."

YT changed the font color. Your refutation is incorrect.

 

[vavavroom]

"Google AI says this is expected behavior as the default font color is black even in Dark Mode. I refute this claim based on my previous experience."

YT changed the font color. Your refutation is incorrect.

Google AI aggregates information regardless of its veracity. It's a highly unreliable generative system It regurgitates what most people say about this topic. Garbage in, garbage out. It's nothing like an LLM.The ever-increasing enshitification of Google Search is regrettable.


Fact is I used to get white (or light grey - hrd to tell) text on the almost black background with the Dark Theme in Chrome, Brave, etc.
I still get the white text on my iPad and on Android.
I refute your refutation.

 

[bobdoo]

I refute your refutation.

With 14000 messages, I think you need to go outside for awhile....

 

[vavavroom]

With 14000 messages, I think you need to go outside for awhile....

That's the best you got?

 

[Hermann]

A week ago my new upstairs laptop arrived with the option during setup of selecting the "new" dark mode from the beginning. Love it except on BITOG and other XenForo forums. A few thing just disappear. The box to stay logged in was not visible. Just clicked in the usual area, until it worked. Have not had a problem on YouTube or any other sites that I can remember

 

[Pablo]

YouTube out of the blue today won't play videos in surround sound mode through my Sound Blaster Z, after a 2 day shut down. Ugg, it sounds about the same in stereo 2.1 and seemingly no impact on my sub-woofer. I didn't change anything. YouTube must have!

I blame Windows 11

 

[vavavroom]

A week ago my new upstairs laptop arrived with the option during setup of selecting the "new" dark mode from the beginning. Love it except on BITOG and other XenForo forums. A few thing just disappear. The box to stay logged in was not visible. Just clicked in the usual area, until it worked. Have not had a problem on YouTube or any other sites that I can remember

I have been using the Dark Theme on the PC for years. I also have my browsers set to Dark Mode. That's really separate from the YT Dark Theme.

And I just set YT back to Dark Theme and the text is back to white or light grey. Yay! It was a glitch that lasted a few days.

I typed TEST TEST TEST. Google AI can kiss off!

 

[vavavroom]

YouTube out of the blue today won't play videos in surround sound mode through my Sound Blaster Z, after a 2 day shut down. Ugg, it sounds about the same in stereo 2.1 and seemingly no impact on my sub-woofer. I didn't change anything. YouTube must have!

I blame Windows 11

64,000 posts, Pablo? What's your justification?

 

[Pablo]

64,000 posts, Pablo? What's your justification?

Just one more!

 

[Toy4x4]

Weird occurrence for me on YT the last couple of days is when I click on a Short, the audio will play and then another, same audio, will start playing over the top, like in a round, about four seconds later.

 

[Pablo]

Weird occurrence for me on YT the last couple of days is when I click on a Short, the audio will play and then another, same audio, will start playing over the top, like in a round, about four seconds later.

Something was changed in their playback interface code

 

[JHZR2]

This has happened with iPads for the last few months.

I just got a new iPad Air, tbd if it will still be an issue.

On the Apple devices I can just swap back and forth between modes and YouTube gets the colors right. It seems that it is the auto changes that are the issue.