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YouTube confirmed back in March this year that it would release a dark mode for its mobile apps. The mode was actually released first for the iOS app even though many would have expected it to arrive for the Android version first. A few months after the YouTube dark mode made its appearance on iOS, it’s finally available for YouTube on Android devices.

The dark mode was first added for YouTube on the desktop late last year. It was then revealed that the mobile apps would get it as well starting with the iOS version.

The YouTube for Android dark mode has been rolled out quietly it appears. Even though a formal announcement of sorts has not been made that this mode is available for Android, users can now find it applied automatically with a pop-up at the bottom of the screen which mentions that this feature is available now. Users will get an option to turn off the mode and dismiss the prompt.

The “Dark theme” toggle can also be located in the Settings menu where it’s listed under the General menu just below the “Remind me to take a break” feature. Even though the mode applies the dark theme to much of the app, the channels will keep their colorful app bars even though the video player remains black before it fully loads.

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A lot still needs to be done to counter plastic pollution. Plastic products continue to pollute seas and rivers across the globe. A Chilean firm seems to have come up with an alternative to this pressing issue. It has invented a non-plastic bag which is free of oil derivatives which makes it capable of dissolving in water.

Chilean company Solubag has put forward a solution that uses hydrogen, carbon, and a synthetic polymer to produce a grocery bag that doesn’t use any plastic. These non-plastic bags can quickly dissolve in cold water and won’t take countless years to disintegrate much like their plastic-based counterparts.

The company worked with its partner in China on this invention. It patented the raw material and a utility model for different kinds of bags. The concept of water solubility behind this product has been patented by the company as well.

Solubag’s Roberto Astete and Christian Olivares first started looking into an alternative to plastic bags many years ago. They later put their findings to the test in China’s southern Guangdong Province with Chinese firm Polye Materials.

The pair added that the bag they have invented is free of contaminants which makes it easy for the material to break down in water. The invention could advance the effort to reverse water pollution.

“We were looking for a way to lower production costs, which led us to try with different suppliers to guarantee the quality of our product and always be environmentally friendly,” Astete said.

Chilean Firm Develops Non-Plastic Bags That Dissolve In Water , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

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