WhatsApp may soon roll out the long-awaited Dark Mode feature for its users. The feature is said to be in the works for months and is now expected to launch later this month or early next year.
Dark Mode, as the name suggests, reverses the white background to black which is more comforting to eyes. The mode also helps increase battery life on smartphones.
Even Google has admitted that the Dark Mode, contrary to its white-themed Material Design, draws about 43% lesser power at full brightness compared to “normal mode”. Some of the popular Google applications such as YouTube and Google Maps already support dark mode. It is also a key feature in Google’s latest Android iteration, Android Pie.
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As far as Dark Mode on WhatsApp goes, the feature was first spotted in September this year. Though there’s no visual representation of WhatsApp’s Dark Mode yet, it’s believed to be very similar to WhatsApp’s UI on Windows Phone smartphones.
According to a recent tweet by Wabetainfo, a website that regularly monitors the latest updates to the platform, Dark Mode is still under development.
Facebook is also planning to launch a Dark Mode on its Messenger, the second most popular messaging application after WhatsApp.
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You can currently use a few third-party applications to enable Dark Mode-like theme. There’s another workaround to have Dark Mode-like look and feel to your WhatsApp chats. Note that the workaround does not fully replicate Dark Mode experience.
How to enable WhatsApp Dark Mode-like inverted colours
1.Launch WhatsApp on your smartphone.
2.Tap on the three dots menu on the top right corner
3.Tap on Settings and then on Chats
4.Scroll down to Wallpaper and select solid colour option.
5.Choose any of the dark colours for your chat background.
6.Tap on set, and exit the Settings.
First Published: Dec 04, 2018 12:57 IST
Even though OLED displays have been around since the inception of Android, app developers have just begun warming up to the idea of using a darker color scheme for their apps. We have seen dark mode arrive to apps like Google Chrome, Facebook Messenger, Viber, Google Drive and several others; and Google itself is also exploring the possibility of a system-wide dark theme for Android Q. Now, WhatsApp is gearing to embrace its dark side as the latest beta for Android contains traces of this upcoming feature.
As reported by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp beta for Android v2.19.82 features code changes for dark mode. This feature is currently under development and is not available for all users, even if you install the latest beta. WABetaInfo did manage to force the feature for the Settings section of the app, and has shared screenshots for the same.
As can be perceived from the screenshots, WhatsApp’s dark mode utilizes a dark grey color instead of pure black. Nonetheless, it darkens the whole settings interface. There were no screenshots available for the main chats screen and conversation screen, so we do not know what those look like at this stage.
![Theme Theme](https://img.xda-cdn.com/mhIMMLy380ARZEtFGX_SO5nbzXQ=/http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FXcr24mv.jpg%3F2)
WhatsApp’s dark mode has been rumored to arrive since a long time, and it is good to finally see some progress towards the same. Again, the feature is in development and is not ready for rollout just yet. We’ll keep you updated when we have more information regarding its rollout.
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