Here's how to enable dark mode in Google Chrome for Android

If you used Android since the release of the Android version of Lollipop, you may remember the Holo user interface, which featured a dark gray background and blue accents. With Lollipop, Google has adopted Material Design, which covers the entire UI with a thick layer of white. Now that OLED and AMOLED panels are getting cheaper and more accessible, Google will give users the ability to turn off the lights with the next Android Q. While you have to make your way through the windows, you will have to make your way through the lights. Q Android developer preview to switch the dark theme to the system scale, Google is already experimenting with individual dark modes in some applications. One of them is Google Chrome, which received a dark mode on Android with version 74 and, if you want to try it, you have to follow some basic steps.

First, make sure to use Chrome version 74, then follow these steps:

1. Enter chrome: // flags in the address bar. These flags can be used to switch between experimental features in Chrome.

   

   

   
   

2. In the Chrome Flags search bar, search for "Dark mode of the Android Chrome UI. "You should be able to see the flag without typing the entire sentence.
3. Tap on "Default" and select "enabled. "

   

   

   
   

4. You will be prompted to restart Chrome so that the setting can be applied. Tap on "Now restart. "
5. Now go to Settings> Dark Mode and flip the switch to activate dark mode. (If you do not see the setting, close Chrome and restart it. At present, the option must be visible, but if it is not the case, Forced arrest Chrome, and then restart it).
6. Now, the different elements of Chrome, including the startup screen, the 3-point menu, settings, etc., will be painted gray, which will relieve your eyes and reduce battery consumption in the case of OLED / AMOLED screens on your Android device.

It should be noted that activating the dark mode using the above method will have no effect on the content of the websites. In case you want to change it too, using another Chrome flag. Just follow the steps below:

1. Go to chrome: // flags again and search for "Dark Mode of Android Web Content".
2. Activate the flag and restart Chrome exactly as above
3. Note that this feature is independent of Chrome's dark mode and works regardless of whether it is turned on or off.

   

   

   
   

This indicator reverses the colors of the website and may have inconsistent or ambiguous results in terms of support colors. In addition, some elements of the websites may not be visible due to an incomplete darkening. Here is the side-by-side comparison with the dark mode enabled for websites:

Finally, whether you use the dark mode, the color or the keyboard theme does not change. But in most cases – including Gboard, Switftkey, etc., you can manually switch to a dark theme.

Although Chrome version 74 for Android was released on April 25th, it may not be available through Google Play Store. If this is the case, you can try the dark mode with Chrome beta.