After many false starts over the past year, WhatsApp has finally started rolling out the much-anticipated Dark Mode on both Android and iOS. It will be available worldwide soon, adding a new look and feel to a familiar experience. It will not only reduce eyestrain in low-light environments but also increase battery life, so if you want to enable the new feature, here’s how to do it on your Android device or iPhone.
How to Enable WhatsApp Dark Mode on Android
If you’re using an Android smartphone running Android 10 and higher, all you have to do is go to system settings and turn on the system-wide dark theme. However, on devices running Android 9 Pie, you need to enable the feature from WhatsApp settings.
Enable WhatsApp Dark Mode on Android 10
While the exact location of the ‘Dark Theme’ setting may vary from device to device, our tutorial will give you a very good idea of how to do it on any device running Android 10 and above. The following are screenshots from Pixel 2 running Android 11 Developer Preview 1.
- go to Settings > Display.
2. Now Turn on ‘Dark Theme’ already inactive.
Enable WhatsApp Dark Mode on Android 9 and Lower
As mentioned earlier, on devices running Android 9 or earlier, you need to turn on Dark Mode from within WhatsApp Settings.
- On the WhatsApp home page, tap the Menu button (three dots) in the upper right corner and select ‘Settings’ from the drop-down menu.
2. Now select ‘Chats’ and tap on ‘Theme’.
3. You can now switch between Light and Dark modes as you wish.
How to Enable WhatsApp Dark Mode on iOS
On devices running iOS 13, WhatsApp Dark Mode can be enabled in the phone’s system settings. This is how you do it:
one. Go to the ‘Settings’ app and then Tap on ‘Display & Brightness’.
2. Now enable system-wide Dark Mode if not already open.
3. As you can see you now have dark mode in WhatsApp
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Enable WhatsApp Dark Mode on Your Android Device or iPhone
Activating Dark Mode on your smartphone is a breeze, regardless of whether you have an Android device or an iPhone. Now that you know how to do this, go ahead, activate the new theme on your device and let us know what you like and don’t like about WhatsApp’s hottest feature app.