Why You Should Use Always Use Dark Mode on Phones

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According to Google, using dark mode apps on your phone will save tons of battery life.

Google just confirmed something you may or may not have suspected already: using dark mode in apps is a huge battery life saver.

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(Image credit: Google/Slashgear)

Google showed off similar results when using Dark Mode in YouTube on an OLED screen, with the video app consuming 60 percent less power with things blacked out.

So, if you have an OLED phone and are looking to save battery, use dark mode in apps whenever possible. Popular applications such as YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch already have dark mode options. Android Pie users can also enable dark mode at the OS level, and while there's no official iOS dark mode, iPhone owners can enable greyscale in their display settings to save a bit of battery (and make their phone easier on the eyes).

Michael Andronico
Michael Andronico

Mike Andronico is Senior Writer at CNNUnderscored. He was formerly Managing Editor at Tom's Guide, where he wrote extensively on gaming, as well as running the show on the news front. When not at work, you can usually catch him playing Street Fighter, devouring Twitch streams and trying to convince people that Hawkeye is the best Avenger.

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  • wbartlett3
    The best way to conserve battery life, is for Android to give users the ability to control what apps open at start up and through out the day. A good example is Yelp. If I use it every week or so, why so I want it to run in the background sesrching for location on a constant basis. This is repeated in app after app.
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