WhatsApp is finally getting a new dark mode on iOS and Android today. After many months of beta testing on iOS and Android operating systems, the WhatsApp dark mode will be available for all users today.
WhatsApp is finally getting the much awaited “dark mode” on iOS and Android today. After many months of beta testing on iOS and Android operating systems, the WhatsApp dark mode will be available for all users today. If you already have dark mode enabled at the system level on iOS 13 or Android 10, then WhatsApp will automatically switch over. Android 9 users can simply enable a new dark theme in the WhatsApp settings menu.
The company has also tweaked the WhatsApp dark mode to ensure it lowers the brightness of a phone’s display. “During testing we found that combining pure black and white creates high contrast that can lead to eye fatigue,” explained a WhatsApp spokesperson to The Verge. “So instead, you’ll notice a special dark gray background and off-white color that lowers the brightness of the screen, cuts down the glare, and improves contrast and readability.”
The WhatsApp dark theme will be mostly pure black on iOS devices and a darker gray on Android. Whatsapp released a video to celebrate the launch of this feature. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook had shared the video and said this is the most requested feature by users for a long time. The short video, entitled “Hello Darkness,” includes a previously unreleased version of “The Sound of Silence” by Paul Simon.