Say Hello To Darkness In WhatsApp With Dark Mode

WhatsApp has rolled one of the most requested feature, Dark mode for all users across the globe. It is available as a part of the latest update on Android and iOS devices. Dark mode is a new design feature in WhatsApp that offers a fresh look on familiar experience and designed to reduce eye strain in low light conditions. There are many people in the planet who find dark backgrounds easier to look at for long time period, Dark mode is for them. Dark mode consumes less power especially your device has an AMOLED display. Above all, Dark mode looks cool and offers you a refreshing change from the White color theme.

Enabling dark mode in WhatsApp is very easy. Here's the steps:

1. Open WhatsApp from the home screen.

2. Tap More Options. (Three vertical dots on the top right corner of the app)

3. Choose Settings.

4. Select Chats from the Settings menu.

5. Click On Theme.

6. In the Choose Theme dialog box, select Dark to turn on Dark mode. Choose Light to turn off dark mode.

For smartphones running on Android 10 or iOS13, dark mode will be applied automatically if you choose dark theme on your phone.

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