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Dark Mode Is Rolling Out to Android 9 Pie and Android 8 Oreo for Google Photos

Google is working very hard to introduce the dark mode on its apps and Android OS. The buggiest implementation has been on Google Photos with the new dark mode. The problem is when the dark theme has been shown with a half-black and a half-white interface to Android Q. Also, the dark theme doesn’t have a turn-off setting for the app.

However, the UI issue has been fixed, and now the dark mode is rolling out to Android 9 Pie and Android 8 Oreo for Google Photos. The users that are using Android Pie and Oreo are having now their own system, and the dark theme enabled. If you are curious about the dark theme and if your Android Pie is equipped to receive it, you can do these steps: Go to Settings-Display- Advanced-Device theme – and turn on the dark mode.

Dark Mode Is Rolling Out to Android 9 Pie and Android 8 Oreo for Google Photos

On the other hand, you can always switch the themes automatically if you pick one dim wallpaper. The automatically turn will be used if you are an Oreo Android user, because the update doesn’t support manually selecting. So you can try your Google Photos and see the settings if they are switching off and on. Of course, this server-side change can last a little until the app is doing the job for you. So maybe using the latest version of the app could be helpful for you.

Also, if you didn’t know, the apps are connected, so maybe using the dark mode on another Google app, such as Messages, this action can trigger Google Photos as well. On the other hand, Google Photos doesn’t come with a toggle for its own dark mode in a system setting. Finally, take note that if you are an Android 9 Pie or Android 8 Oreo user, you can now take advantage of the dark mode for Google Photos.

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Dark Mode for iOS is already available on unc0ver’s jailbreak version 3.2

The new iOS 13 has been officially announced, and its Dark Mode feature is the main element people are anxiously waiting for. The mode is said to be a working system-wide and on all the native applications. The feature won’t, however, be available until later this year, but thanks to unc0ver developing team, a jailbreak that features it has been released. The version of the jailbreak is numbered 3.2.

As if to take over the reported addition of Dark Mode in the iOS 13, hacking team unc0ver has released their version 3.2 of the jailbreak at the beginning of this month. The release of the jailbreak came a few days before the 2019 WWDC, and it has been found that the rumor is correct. The mode is going to be available for the iPhone, but it will take a few months for users to have access to it.

However, jailbreak fans have an alternative, as the hacking leader @Pwn20wnd and unc0ver his team has released the version 3.2. By offering the newest jailbreak tool, the team also enabled users to a user interface that is not sanctioned by Apple. Unc0ver has therefore decided to mirror a feature that Apple has announced with the upcoming iOS 13.

Apple stated that the Dark Mode was created to offer an excellent viewing experience, particularly in low-light environments. Dark Mode is a feature with system-wide function, and it will be incorporated on native iOS applications but third-party apps as well. However, non-Apple applications have to be re-coded by their developers to allow the feature to function on iOS 13.

Unc0ver’s Dark Mode has the same difficulty, as the incorporation of the feature will depend on the update to be performed by apps and adjustments providers on Cydia. Still, Dark Mode on a jailbreak already is the sure evidence that Apple is sometimes lagging behind independent developers.

Apple has claimed that even though iOS 13 can be installed on the majority of its devices, there are a few models that will be exempted. This means that the upcoming iOS 13 will not be available for install on the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and the iPod Touch beginning with the sixth generation and down.

The jailbreak tool which contains the Dark Mode, however, will be available on devices running on iOS versions 11.0 to 12.1.2.

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Android Dark Mode Revealed To Some Google Pixel 3 Users In The Update Menu

The dark mode has become very popular in recent years, and it is now available on most flagship devices. From saving battery when you are using your device during the night (while also keeping your eyes safe) to a mere personalization choice, dark mode is a feature which has managed to build a strong fan base.

The mode is available on Pixel 3 devices, and some users have reported that it may have found its way to new features. Some users have captured screenshots and pictures of an unusual Android update screen, which appear to use a slightly different dark mode. The images were posted on a popular forum platform, sparking the curiosity of thousands of users who rushed to share their opinion on the subject.

Usually, Google prefers to employ a variety of greys with its dark mode. The images reveal a pure black menu, with only the text and the buttons being white. That has attracted widespread criticism as some users claim that the screen may have been faked with the help of a custom theme or by opting to activate the color inversion feature which can be found in the settings menu (and which produces a similar result, according to users which tried to replicate the results).

Some Google Pixel 3 users are puzzled by a mysterious Android dark mode update menu

The person who started the thread shared another screenshot in which the multitask menu appears, proving that he or she didn’t activate the color inversion feature.

Others have also noted that they were greeted by the same screen and they use the latest Google Plays Services version (16.0.81). It is also argued that the theme may be linked to the Device theme setting which is available on Google Pixel devices.

Another round of debates was sparked after some users who run the same Play Services version said that they didn’t encounter the Android dark mode update screen. They argue that it may occur if people are running a beta version of the Play Services. Google has recently released an update which changed how the update menu looks like, making it more similar to the Material Design theme.

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Google Chrome Received 12 New Themes, Including A “Just Black” One In A Preview For Dark Mode

Google Chrome on PC and laptops is more customizable than its Android counterpart, for example. You can install various themes to enjoy a new experience with Chrome. Now, directly from the Chrome team, Google Chrome received 12 new themes, including a “Just Black” one which looks like the upcoming dark mode that the company plans to roll out for its browser for Windows.

The best part of these new themes for Google Chrome is that they come straight from the Chrome team. You can add any of these new 12 themes by going to chrome://settings/appearance. Among the new color options to make your experience with Chrome fun and more enjoyable than usual, you’ll also find Just Black.

This Just Black theme is looking like a dark mode, the feature that is so much popular lately and which Google wants to add to Chrome for Windows and Android after it successfully implemented the night mode on its browser version for macOS Mojave to match the system’s own Dark Mode.

Google Chrome Got New Themes, Including a “Just Black” One in a Sort of Preview for The Upcoming Dark Mode

As I’ve already said, Just Black, one of the new themes Google Chrome received, resembles the dark mode that would come soon on Chrome for Windows and Android. Just Black changes the home screen, tabs, bookmarks bar, and everything else in the main interface of Google Chrome from white into black and grey shades. However, the other menus remain white.

Nonetheless, Just Black looks excellent and it’s relaxing when used in low-light conditions. But this sort of dark mode is not the only theme that Google Chrome received recently. There are also some colorful options like the High Contrast Colorful, Pretty in Pink, Banana, Ultra Violet, and more.

Also, there is a classy and relaxing Slate theme colored in dark blue shades. Check the image below to see all the themes released by Chrome team (except for Classic Blue and Black & White, every other theme is new).

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iPhone 11 With iOS 13 Dark Mode Revealed in New Renders

Lately, almost every app, video streaming platform, and even some websites are sporting a sort of a dark mode, sometimes also called dark theme or night mode. Dark mode, therefore, became a very popular feat nowadays. And some rumors emerged over the Internet saying that iOS 13 would come out with a dark theme included. To get a glimpse of how that might look like, here are some new renders showing the upcoming iPhone 11 with iOS 13 dark mode.

In the smartphone market, since more and more devices boast OLED technology, the displays ability to create exact black nuances generated the struggle of the smartphone, operating system, and app manufacturers to come up with the perfect dark mode. While some users consider the so-called night mode useless, in reality, it might be helpful.

First, a dark mode would reduce the strain of staring at a bright screen in low-light conditions. Secondly, a dark mode would also lower battery consumption since it’s less demanding for the displays to show darker colors than bright ones.

iPhone 11 With iOS 13 Dark Mode Revealed in New Renders

Thanks to Phone Arena, we can now see how an iPhone 11 with iOS 13 dark mode looks like in new renders. “We thought we’d let the creative juices flow and imagine what the new Dark Mode could look like in iOS 13, on the iPhone XI (a.k.a iPhone 11, because who knows – Roman numerals could have been an anniversary-only thing for Apple). Anyway, here’s what we’d like to see from the new Dark Mode in iOS 13,” Phone Arena reported.

This new iOS 13 dark mode imagined on iPhone 11 by Phone Arena doesn’t “just inverts whites, also subdues and limits other colors as much as possible. For example, instead of using solid, colorful toggles for various settings when they are enabled, a colorful outline can convey just as much information, without emitting unnecessary light.”

In the end, we have to admit that iPhone 11 with iOS 13 dark mode looks impressive. It’s changing the user experience, nonetheless, but we also hope that Apple will come up with other significant changes in its upcoming iOS 13.

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