How to Enable Instagram Dark Mode
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(Pocket-lint) – The Instagram mobile app has a dark mode, just like many other apps these days.
Dark modes have become very popular in recent years, thanks to their ability to darken interfaces, reducing any eye strain and simultaneously saving your device’s battery life. As a result, companies like Google and Apple are rolling out system-wide dark modes on their operating systems, and many app developers have been updating their apps with dark mode support over the years. year.
In this case, we’re looking at Instagram’s dark mode option and how to get it.
How to Enable Dark Mode on Instagram’s Mobile App
iPhone users
If you are already using iOS 13 or later and have dark mode enabled at the system level, the Instagram app will automatically adjust to dark mode.
- Make sure you are using iOS 13 or later on your iPhone
- Open Settings on your device, then go to Display & Brightness, then tap Dark.
- Install the Instagram app (or update to the latest version) on your device and open it.
- Instagram will automatically respond to your device’s system settings by default.
You don’t have to do anything else!
Android users
The process is very similar for Android 12 users as the app also reacts to the device theme.
- Open your phone’s settings menu, go to Display and open it.
- Enable the dark theme toggle.
- Install the Instagram app (or update to the latest version) on your device and open it.
- Instagram will automatically respond to your device’s system settings by default.
Alternatively, you can enable dark mode from the Instagram Android app
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- Go to your profile by tapping your profile picture in the bottom right.
- Select the menu icon in the top right.
- Tap Settings, then Theme
- From here, you can select the default Light, Dark, or System themes.
When will Instagram’s dark mode be available?
Dark mode support was rolled out for iOS users in August 2019, so make sure you’re using the latest version of the app and should have the feature, along with other additional Instagram features. has since deployed.
Although it took a little longer, dark mode support is now also available on Android devices.
Written by Maggie Tillman. Edited by Britta O’Boyle.
