The dark mode is all the rage among smartphone users and developers these days! Apple recently announced the arrival of a system-wide dark mode for iPhones with its newest operating system iOS 13 which is set to be released on September 19, 2019. Not to be outdone, Google has already started rolling out its own version of dark mode. They’re officially calling it ‘dark theme’.
Google’s dark mode is one of the most talked-about features of its recently released mobile operating system – Android 10 (previously known as Android Q) which was released on September 3, 2019. Android 10 is currently being rolled out for Google Pixel phones, with other models set to follow suit in the near future.
Dark theme isn’t currently applicable to every app – for now, you can only use it with select Google apps like YouTube, calculator, calendar, Google Fit and yes, Gmail!
Gmail, along with Google Play store were notably absent from the list of Google’s dark mode ready first-party apps at the time of the Android 10 launch. But Google has remedied the situation with the most recent Gmail release (2019.08.18.267044774) which supports a full-fledged dark theme.
Excited for dark Gmail? If you’re using a Google Pixel device that’s been updated to Android 10, you can try out the cool new dark mode on Gmail right away. Here’s all you need to know about it –
