The idea of “dark mode” is to maintain the minimum color contrast ratio required for readability while reducing the bright light from the screen. Dark mode can be used in two ways in Google Chrome on Android. The first gives the app itself a dark theme, covering menus and other parts of the interface. The second makes all websites load in a kind of “night mode” with white text on a black background regardless of how they’ve been designed. Here’s how to set Chrome on Android into these two dark modes.
How to Enable Dark Mode in Google Chrome on Android
Activate a dark mode theme that comes default in Google Chrome on mobile. Sets the app’s menus, settings screens, address bar, start page, and other user interface elements to have a black background with white text. Any websites that are set to detect your device or browser’s theme will also run in dark mode, on top of that.
Here’s how to enable dark mode in Chrome:
- Tap the three-dot menu button in Chrome, usually found in the top right corner.
- Go to Settings > Theme.
- Select Dark. The new theme will be applied instantly without needing to restart the app.
By default, the Chrome theme is set to System Default, which means that it matches your phone’s settings. Chrome will run in dark mode all the time if you’ve set your phone to run in dark mode. Additionally, the app will run in the light mode most of the time, if you’ve set it to enable dark mode as part of the Battery Saver feature.
Using Chrome’s night mode on Android is easier on your eyes when using the app in the dark. It can also help to extend your battery life on some devices, as dark themes use less power on phones with OLED displays, especially at higher brightness levels.
How to make Websites turn to Dark Mode in Chrome on Android
You can also set all websites to run in dark mode, even if they haven’t been designed with one. You do this by enabling one of Chrome’s flags, the hidden settings that let you test out new and experimental features. There are quite a few Chrome flags worth trying. Although words like “hidden” and “experimental” make it sound quite technical, it isn’t. It’s simple to use the Chrome flags dark mode.
Here’s how to make Websites turn to Dark Mode in Chrome on Android:
- In Chrome, type chrome://flags into the address bar and hit Enter.
- This will open the Experiments page. Tap in the Search flags box and type “dark”.
- You’ll see an option labeled Auto Dark Mode for Web Contents. Tap the Default dropdown and select Enabled.
a. There are lots of other options here. You can test them if you want, to see the different effects they have, but you can also ignore them entirely. - Tap Relaunch to restart the browser with the new dark mode applied.
Often you can disable it again easily enough if it causes any problems with the sites you visit. Just repeat the steps, but this time change Enabled back to Default.
Add a Dark Theme Option to the Settings in Chrome
Adding a dark mode option to your Settings in Chrome is something you can do to avail the feature more accessible. All you have to start with is chrome://flags and search for “dark”. This time, find the flag labeled Darken websites checkbox in the theme setting, tap the Default dropdown, and set it to Enabled.
Thereafter tapping on the three-dot menu button, go to Settings > Theme. There you will reach to new option here: Apply a Dark theme to sites, when possible. Tap the checkbox to enable it. You’ll now see a new Dark theme option under the three-dots menu button as well. This makes it even quicker to switch sites between themes.
Hope you find this guide helpful enough. Remember one thinks that these options are also available in a lot of alternatives to Chrome on Android, like Brave, instead of Chrome’s settings. But using Dark Mode in Google Chrome on Android will really good approach.
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