Dark Mode is one of the most popular functions of our mobiles. Many of the major brand terminals have been updated to enable this mode that turns all tones in the system to black. However, there are many devices that despite being fully functional and technically up to date, will not be updated to receive a Dark Mode. So what alternatives do we have?
Most of the manufacturer’s customization layers have been updated to add a dark mode. However, it is something that Android can do natively since the launch of Android 10. However, there are many mobiles that will not receive Android 10 or the layer of their manufacturers that has this function. In that case, we have some options or alternatives, that although it will not make it a true native Dark Mode, it can do the job while complying.
Activate an alternate Dark Mode
The good news is that most of the major apps have been adapted to display a Dark Mode. As most of the time we spend on our mobile is distributed within these applications, activating the dark mode within them will allow us to see the screen as those terminals that have a native dark mode.
Adjusting applications
Therefore, from the settings of a large number of applications, we can activate the Dark Mode of each of them. If we move frequently between them we will not leave the dark mode and it will seem that we have it practically at the system level. The most important applications that already have Dark Mode are:
- Facebook Messenger
- Telegram
- Gmail
- Google app
- Chrome
- Google Assistant
- Google play
- Youtube
- Google Maps
- Skype
Play with screen options
We may not have the Dark Mode settings on our mobile, but we can play with the screen colors to try to make the darker tones predominate.
- First method: the first method is to go to the settings on our screen. Some mobiles allow you to configure the color options, being able to mark a grayscale on our mobile.
- Second method: In the case of not having the first option, we can go to the developer settings. For this, we go to Settings / About the device and press seven times on “Compilation number”. Now we return to the previous menu and we should see the “Developer options”. Once inside, click on “Color space” and select the “monochrome” option. It is another valid alternative to dark mode, which will show us the entire system in black and white.
Put black wallpapers
Our mobile usually incorporates several default wallpapers. However, they are usually colorful and cheerful and it is rare to find some dark option by default. We can fix it by searching for ourselves dark wallpapers on the net. However, to facilitate the task, there are applications on Android that allow us to turn our mobile dark at least on your desktop. In Google Play there are dozens of applications for this purpose, but we leave you just below with one of the most popular, and that has more than 2,000 dark wallpapers , adaptable to all kinds of models and screens.