How to Enable Dark Mode for Google Chrome and All Websites on Android
There are two ways to use dark mode in Chrome on Android. The first gives the app itself a dark theme, covering menus and other parts of the interface. The second forces all websites to load in a kind of “night mode” with white text on a black background regardless of how they’ve been designed.
Here’s how to set Chrome on Android into these two dark modes.
How to Enable Dark Mode in Google Chrome on Android
Google Chrome on mobile comes with a dark mode theme. When activated, it sets the app’s menus, settings screens, address bar, start page, and other user interface elements to have a black background with white text.
On top of that, any websites that are set to detect your device or browser’s theme will also run in dark mode.
Here’s how to enable dark mode in Chrome:
By default, the Chrome theme is set toSystem Default, which means that it matches your phone’s settings. If you’veset your phone to run in dark mode, then Chrome will run in dark mode all the time. If you’ve set it to enable dark mode as part of the Battery Saver feature, the app will run in light mode most of the time.
Using Chrome’s night mode on Android is easier on your eyes when using the app in the dark. It can also help to extend your battery life on some devices, as dark themes use less power on phones with OLED displays, especially at higher brightness levels.
How to Force Websites Into Dark Mode in Chrome on Android
You can also set all websites to run in dark mode, even if they haven’t been designed with one. You do this by enabling one of Chrome’s flags, the hidden settings that let you test out new and experimental features. There are quite a fewChrome flags worth trying.
Although words like “hidden” and “experimental” make it sound quite technical, it isn’t. It’s simple to use the Chrome flags dark mode.
As an experimental feature, the results aren’t always perfect or predictable, although it seems to work well most of the time. you’re able to disable it again easily enough if it causes any problems with the sites you visit often. Just repeat the steps, but this time changeEnabledback toDefault.
Add a Dark Theme Option to the Settings in Chrome
To make the dark mode option more accessible, you could add it to your Settings in Chrome. To do this, go back tochrome://flagsand search for “dark”. This time, find the flag labeledDarken websites checkbox in theme setting, tap theDefaultdropdown, and set it toEnabled.
Relaunch Chrome, tap the three-dot menu button and go toSettings > Theme. There’s a new option here:Apply Dark theme to sites, when possible. Tap the checkbox to enable it.
You’ll now see a newDark themeoption under the three-dots menu button as well. This makes it even quicker to switch sites between themes.
Use Dark Mode in Google Chrome on Android
If you prefer to use your apps in dark mode or find that predominantly white websites are too harsh on your eyes at night, Chrome’s settings have got you covered.
But remember that these options are also available in a lot of alternatives to Chrome on Android, like Brave. If you enjoy having settings to tweak and like to be able to configure things to work exactly as you want them to, it might be worth trying a different browser to see if it suits you better.
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