To turn on Google Maps' dark mode, you just need to open the app's "Settings" menu and set the theme to dark mode or to ...

If you've ever caught yourself squinting at your screen late at night, you already know why Dark Mode feels like a lifesaver. It swaps out the blinding whites for cooler shades of gray and black, ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 was released for Pixel phones on August 20. The latest beta build previews some of the features coming ...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 finally lets you force dark mode in all your apps with the new ‘Extended’ dark mode toggle. When enabled, this automatically inverts the light areas in the app interface. Google ...

Google is testing a powerful new feature called Expanded Dark Mode in its latest Android Canary build. It forces Dark Mode on apps that don’t natively support it, finally giving your eyes a break in ...

How to: Go to Settings > Display on your Android phone. There, you'll find the option to switch between a light and dark theme and to have dark mode turn on automatically at a certain time of day. I ...

A bug in the Android 16 QPR1 beta 1 caused custom dark mode scheduling to stop working if you manually activated the mode via Quick Settings. The latest version of the beta has now fixed this issue.