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Tech Talk: WhatsApp finally gives its users the much-anticipated dark mode theme

WhatsApp finally unveils a new dark mode on iOS and Android.


After months of beta testing on both mobile operating systems, the WhatsApp dark mode will be available for all users from Tuesday (03.03.20), The Verge reports.


It’s a long-awaited feature, one that WhatsApp acknowledges in a launch video (above) with lots of people squinting into their phones. The short video, entitled “Hello Darkness,” includes a previously unreleased version of “The Sound of Silence” by Paul Simon.


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.


Facebook has tweaked its WhatsApp dark mode to ensure it lowers the brightness of a phone display. “During testing, we found that combining pure black and white creates high contrast that can lead to eye fatigue,” explains a WhatsApp spokesperson. “So instead, you’ll notice a special dark grey background and off-white colour 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 grey on Android.


You can download the latest WhatsApp update from Apple’s App Store or the Google Play Store to get the new dark mode option.

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