Every time Dark Mode is expanded across Android to more apps, it’s a glorious day for those who prefer the darker theme for apps they use on a daily basis. However, Dark Mode is still not present in all apps. In fact, with how many apps are available on Android, it’s likely that a majority of them don’t have it. There are surely ways around this, and now one of those ways is coming straight from Google.
On July 24, Google rolled out its latest Canary build for Android. In it, there’s a new ‘Expanded Dark Mode’ feature that can be found. What this does is pretty straightforward. It lets you enable Dark Mode in apps that don’t have or support a darker theme. If you use your phone in dark rooms a lot, then you know how jarring it can be to open an app and be bombarded with a bright white UI. It’s like staring into the sun. Thankfully, Expanded Dark Mode appears to help solve this issue. To an extent.
Expanded Dark Mode may not work well with all Android apps
Since this new feature to force the dark theme on apps is part of the Canary build for Android, that means it’s not a completely stable feature. Canary builds come before beta builds of Android, which you’re probably familiar with if you’ve ever dabbled with Chrome Canary. Think of it like an Alpha, where features are usually more experimental and could have more problems or bugs.
The Expanded Dark Mode was found in the latest Android Canary build by Android Authority. The publication notes that the feature may not “play nice” with some apps. This statement reportedly comes from Google, so Google is confirming that it might not work right in every app you have installed. With that being the case, users are encouraged to disable it and stick with the ‘Standard’ dark mode option instead.
Forcing the darker theme on apps that don’t natively support it could apparently “cause appearance issues.” So if that would bother you, then you might not want to use it. That’s assuming you would go so far as to install an Android Canary build on your device in the first place.
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