It’s good and convenient to relax with some Apple Music late at night. However, looking at the screen to change tracks in a dim environment isn’t exactly a comfortable experience. The plain white background of the app will likely make your eyes bleed.
Therefore, it is very important to switch Apple Music to dark mode at least at night. Fortunately, the app offers full support for dark mode on both iOS and Android. Congratulations, Apple.
But enabling dark mode on Apple Music is quite different on both platforms. Come and see what you need to do to use Apple Music in dark mode.
Apple Music – iOS
Dark mode of Apple Music on iPhone is based on the system color scheme of iOS 13. This means you have to turn on dark mode for your entire iPhone or iPad if you want to turn off the lights in the Music app.
Start by opening Control Center to enable dark mode. On iPhones with Face ID functionality, simply swipe down from the top right corner of the screen. iPhones with Touch ID require you to swipe up from the bottom of the screen instead.
Once there, long press the Brightness bar and tap the icon labeled Dark Mode.
Note: If you don’t see a Dark Mode icon, you’re probably running iOS 12 or older. To update to iOS 13 or later, visit iPhone Settings > General > Software Update. iPhone 6 and older iPhones cannot be updated to iOS 13.
This should automatically put Apple Music into dark mode along with the rest of the OS and other native apps. Certain third-party apps that support a darker color scheme, such as Google Chrome, may also appear in dark mode.
To disable dark mode, go back to Control Center, long press on the Brightness bar and then tap on the Dark Mode icon again.
You can also set a dark mode schedule to have your iPhone automatically change color schemes at certain time intervals. For example, you can set a schedule that activates the dark mode at night and turns it off during the day.
Another quick way to switch to dark mode is to paste the Dark Mode control directly into the Control Center. To do this go to iPhone Settings > Control Center > Customize and then Add Dark Mode from More Controls. You can access the Dark Mode control later by bringing up the Control Center.
Its access is much faster and in this case ideal if you want to quickly turn dark mode on and off while using certain apps like the Music app.
Apple Music – Android
If you’re using Apple Music on an Android smartphone, you can use a built-in control within the app to easily switch to dark mode.
Stage 1: Start by tapping the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner of the Apple Music app. Tap Settings in the menu that follows.
Step 2: Tap the Theme option that appears under the Display Options section. Then tap Dark in the pop-up box that comes up.
Go back and you should find Apple Music in dark mode. If you want to disable dark mode, go back to Apple Music Settings, tap on Theme, then select Light.
If your smartphone is running on Android 10 or higher, you can also set the app to seamlessly switch to dark mode when the Battery Saver function kicks in. Choose Set with Battery Saver from the Apple Music Theme options and you’re all set. .
Fly: To configure Battery Saver on your Android device, go to Settings app > Battery > Battery Saver.
In case you didn’t know, perfect black pixels do not consume power on devices using OLED screens. And Apple Music’s dark mode is truly ‘dark’, unlike some other apps whose dark modes look more gray than black.
So even if you’re not the biggest fan of dark mode, setting Apple Music to automatically switch to a dark color scheme when battery life gets too low can help you save some extra energy when interacting with the app.
Calm down
Apple Music’s dark mode doesn’t simply invert the colors on the screen. On the contrary, it is well designed, all the elements come out clearly and you should not have any problems in terms of navigation. Dark mode even preserves the purplish red lines and fonts reminiscent of Apple Music, so you’ll still feel right at home.
And as mentioned above, dark mode in Apple Music also helps conserve battery life as long as your device uses an OLED display. So even more reasons to start using it.
It strains the eyes less, looks aesthetically pleasing, and extends battery life. What else could you want?
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