How to use WhatsApp dark mode: in five simple steps
Using WhatsApp dark mode changes the colors of the messaging app from white and green to more subtle shades of black and gray. This produces less glare at night, and makes WhatsApp more comfortable to use in low light conditions
- WhatsApp dark mode on Android
- WhatsApp dark mode on iPhone
- WhatsApp dark mode for the desktop
WhatsApp dark mode for Android
WhatsApp dark mode has also arrived for Android users, and activating it is simple.
- Open the app menu
- Tap 'Settings'
- Tap 'Chats'
- Tap 'Theme'
- Select 'Dark'
If you're using your phone's system-wide dark mode to change the color of all your apps, picking ;System default' will change WhatsApp's look to match.
WhatsApp dark mode for iPhone
Once you receive the latest update, activating WhatsApp dark mode is just as simple as it is on Android:
- Open the app menu
- Tap 'Settings'
- Tap 'Chats'
- Tap 'Theme'
- Select 'Dark'
Again, you can also pick 'System default' to make WhatsApp adopt your phone's system-wide color scheme automatically.
WhatsApp dark mode for the desktop
The desktop dark mode doesn't seem to be quite finished yet (emoji are on white rather that transparent backgrounds) but the palette matches that of the Android and iOS apps.
It's not available for testing yet, and wasn't released at the same time as the iPhone and Android dark modes, but you can recreate a similar effect using a free plugin called Stylus for Firefox and Chrome, which lets you create custom style sheets for individual sites.
User Vednoc has created a special dark stylesheet for use with WhatsApp web, which is free to download and use. It's not identical to the official version, but gives a similar overall effect.
What WhatsApp dark mode looks like
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