As long as (AM)OLED displays have been included in phones, it seems like the most popular feature request for apps has been dark/black themes. Between the power savings, the attractive bezel-blending, and the simple convenience of just not being blinded at night, everyone from enthusiasts to night owls has enjoyed these gloomy additions. But right now, it's all still a per-app affair that most first-party Google products don't participate in. But, if it were possible, would you want a system-wide dark/night mode setting in stock Android?
Even the Pixel Launcher has an automatic dark theme, together with a recently-added manual toggle in Android P, and in the last week or so the YouTube app also got its own. But those of us that prefer things a bit darker have long dreamed of a unified, system-wide setting that was somehow able to tell even third-party apps to switch over to a dark background, if possible.
Back in the day, half the reason I would put forward the effort and maintenance required to root/ROM/Xposed was to force as many apps as possible into using a consistent white-on-black theme. OnePlus has long given OxygenOS a dark theme toggle, which I'm a fan of, but it only really affects the company's own applications. Personally, I'd love if more of Google's first-party apps supported dark themes, and a system-wide flag or setting configurable for the time of day or sunset/sunrise would be incredible.
If next year's Android "Q" could stand for Quite Black, is that something you'd want?
Would you want a system-wide dark theme setting in Android? Yes, bring on the darkness.
I don't really care, I don't use dark themes. View Results
erikivy on August 5th, 2018 at 21:22 UTC »
Hell fucking yes! It's ridiculous that it's even a question.
AsariCommando2 on August 5th, 2018 at 21:17 UTC »
Yes. Anything to fix the notification shade on Oreo which blinds me each night.
[edit] Wow, I have not been gilded before, thanks! As a Moto Z Play owner on 8.0 Power Shade has given me a little respite. But yeah we shouldn't have to install workarounds for something like this.
927473 on August 5th, 2018 at 20:58 UTC »
Why is dark mode so difficult to do? Is it difficult to do? Both Google and Apple have ran away from it for years now.