After years of customer requests, Apple finally bought Dark Mode for iPhone and iPad with the next versions of iOS 13 and iPadOS.
Not just a paddle swap, Dark Mode dramatically improves battery life for iPhone OLED users (iPhone X, iPhone XS, and XS Max) by maintaining power consumption that would normally be used to brighten more pixels.
It also offers a more eye-friendly display in the darkest environments, ideal if you're using your iPhone or iPad in bed.
- Touch Settings
- Press Display and Brightness
- Hit Dark Mode
While the developers had already activated their own dark modes in the applications, this is the first time that Apple includes it at the system level, which means that it permeates all kinds of applications, contacts to messages, through photos and Apple. Music.
If you want to send your device into an emo phase, read on to learn how to enable dark mode on iPhone and iPad. However, it should be noted that this will only work on the current public beta versions of iOS 13 and iPadOS.
The final version of these software platforms is expected to hit devices in September 2019, in the form of a free software update.
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How to enable dark mode in iOS 13
As you can imagine, activating dark mode on iPhone and iPad begins in the Settings app. Go there, then hit Display and Brightness.
Then you will find two small screenshots showing the Light and Dark modes. Make your choice. All you need, just touch the image in dark mode. Then you will see the Settings menu change color.
It's as simple as that, but you can be smarter with it...
How to plan dark mode
Did you see the "automatic" rocker in the window above? This allows your iPhone or iPad to go into dark mode at sunset, before returning to light mode at sunrise.
You can also add a custom schedule by touching the Options menu that appears when you press Automatic.
This will allow you to use the light mode throughout the day, for example, the dark mode from 17:XNUMX p.m.
How to enable dark mode from Control Center
It's one of the lesser known things in Dark Mode, but hey. There is an easier way to activate dark mode on iPhone and iPad than having to dive into the settings menu or schedule it.
Show the Control Center shortcut panel on the screen (swipe up if your phone has a main button, or a lower right corner in the upper right corner if it doesn't have one), then press the Brightness slider on the screen. make it bigger.
In the lower left corner, you will find a rocker called "Appearance" that you can use to quickly switch from light mode to dark mode.