How to Use Dark Mode on WhatsApp
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(Pocket-lint) – Like many other apps, WhatsApp supports dark mode. When enabled, Dark Mode changes WhatsApp’s interface to a black background with grey, white and blue text, compared to a white background with grey, black and blue text.
Dark Mode offers less glare, making it easier on the eyes in low light, but it also uses less power. Here’s how to turn on WhatsApp’s dark mode.
How to Enable WhatsApp Dark Mode on iPhone
Prior to iOS 14, to enable WhatsApp dark mode on iPhone, you could open WhatsApp > Settings > Chat > Theme > Dark.
If your iPhone is running iOS 14 or later, however, dark mode is launched from phone settings rather than WhatsApp settings. To activate it, follow these steps:
- Open Settings on your iPhone
- Tap ‘Display & Brightness’
- Press Dark
- You can also choose ‘Automatic’ which will automatically switch your phone to dark mode when evening sets in.
When ‘Dark’ is selected, dark mode will be enabled on all apps on your iPhone. Dark Mode can also be enabled from Control Center.
- Open Settings on your iPhone
- Tap Control Center
- Tap ‘Customize Controls’
- Add dark mode
- Swipe down from the top right corner of your screen on Face ID iPhones, or up from the bottom on Touch ID iPhones
- Tap the dark mode icon
How to Enable WhatsApp Dark Mode on Android
Like the iPhone, dark mode on Android can be enabled from the device level, so if your phone is set to dark mode, WhatsApp will be in dark mode. Unlike the iPhone, you can also choose dark mode or light mode via WhatsApp itself.
- Open WhatsApp
- Open “Settings”
- Open Chats
- Select a theme
- Select Dark
- Or you can choose the default system, which uses your device settings.
Written by Maggie Tillman. Edited by Britta O’Boyle.