Google exams a fair darker ‘dark mode’ for its Android app

Google’s testing a darker darkish mode for its Android search app (through Android Police), in line with 9to5Google. This new shade nonetheless isn’t the identical because the one offered in Google’s take a look at of a pitch-black darkish mode on desktops final month. Rather, the one noticed within the cell app is darker than the same old darkish grey however nonetheless lighter than pitch black. I momentarily had the pitch-black search web page on desktop, however shortly after, it switched again to darkish grey.

The new darkish mode in Google’s cell app might be extra enticing for gadgets with OLED shows seeking to save battery life, or who simply want to make use of darkish mode extra. Android Police mentioned that the brand new shade is on the market Google’s newest 13.8 beta within the Google Play Store which you will get through APKMirror, an archive that enables Android customers to obtain gadgets not available on their gadget, or go the official route by joining the beta test group.

After Google confirmed that it was testing darkish mode on desktops final 12 months, the corporate confirmed a large rollout of darkish mode for Google Search in February for its desktop customers. Though you may entry the app’s new coloration shade by yourself, a wider launch may take months to get to extra folks formally, very like the desktop launch we simply noticed.