Google Chrome’s dark mode is here to stay. This feature, in addition to protecting our eyes from light, allows us to look at our devices with a little more comfort, especially at night, and is also excellent for extending battery life. So its arrival in the world’s most popular web browser was a real blessing to many. That is why, this time we will show you how to activate the dark mode in Google Chrome, step by step.
How to enable dark mode in Chrome for Android
Chrome’s dark mode is available on devices running Android 5 and later, and while activating it, it’s a good idea to make sure your Chrome for Android app is up to date as well. Make sure to download the latest Chrome update from the Google Play Store, if one is available. Once you’ve verified that Chrome is properly updated, do the following:
- Open Chrome on your Android device.
- Then, click on the menu with three vertical dots, located in the upper right part of the screen.
- Select the Settings option.
- Then click on the Themes option.
- Once there, select the Dark Theme, and you’re done.
- You can also select the System Default option, which will put Chrome in dark mode if Battery Saver is enabled or if the entire device setting is set to dark.
However, you should know that if you do this you will only be activating the dark mode for the Google home page in Chrome. If you want dark mode to be activated for all the websites you visit, you will have to comply with the following steps:
- Enter the Google Chrome app.
- In the address bar put chrome://flags/#enable-force-dark.
- You will see the Force Dark Mode for Web Contents option appear, in which you must select Default from the drop-down menu.
- To finish, click on the Relaunch button at the bottom of the screen.
How to enable dark mode in Chrome for iOS
Dark mode is a system-wide setting available in iOS 13 and later, rather than a specific option for Chrome. So if you’ve enabled dark mode on your iOS device, all the apps that support it will be dark, including Google Chrome. To activate the dark mode on iOS, you have to follow the steps that we will detail below:
- Enter the Settings menu on your device.
- Select the option Display and brightness of your device.
- Activate the Dark option.
- If you prefer a shortcut, you can swipe down to open Control Center, then press and hold the brightness meter and activate Dark Mode.
Whichever method you use, Chrome will automatically switch from light to dark. If you have any questions, you can check by restarting the application.
How to enable Chrome’s dark mode in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there are two ways to enable dark mode for Google Chrome. You can do this by enabling the system’s dark mode using it from the settings menu or using the Chrome shortcuts. We will show you each of these methods below:
How to enable dark mode from the system settings menu
- Open the Settings menu.
- Then, click on the Personalization option.
- Select the Colors option.
- In the More options section, select the Dark option.
- Once you complete the steps, open Chrome and you should now see dark mode enabled.
How to enable dark mode by changing settings in Chrome shortcuts
- Pin the Chrome app to the taskbar.
- Right click on the app.
- Right-click on the Google Chrome item again.
- Select the Properties option.
- Click on the Shortcut tab.
- Then, in the Destination field, you will have to edit the text and add the command -force-dark-mode after the quotation marks.
- To finish, click on the Apply button and close all the Chrome windows that you have open.
How to enable dark mode in Chrome for macOS
If you have a computer with Apple’s operating system, you can also activate the dark mode of Google Chrome without problems. You simply have to:
- Open the System Preferences menu.
- Click the General option.
- Click on the Appearance option.
- To finish select the Dark option.
And you, have you already activated the dark mode of Google Chrome on your device?