Published 12:40 IST, March 4th 2020

How to enable dark mode on WhatsApp for Android and iOS users?

WhatsApp has officially rolled out the dark mode feature for its Android and iOS users globally. Scroll on to learn how to enable dark mode on Whatsapp.

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After teasing feature for over a year, WhatsApp has finally launched much-anticipated dark mode for both Android and iOS users. company released dark mode feature with a launch video titled Hello Darkness, including a previously unreleased version of Sound of Silence by Paul Simon.

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How to enable WhatsApp dark mode feature on your device?

WhatsApp is currently rolling out dark mode feature gradually to its massive 2 billion user base on both Android and iOS platforms and re is a possibility that some users may t be able to find this feature on ir devices. In that case, you can manually update application through Google Play Store (Android) or App Store (iOS).

However, if it still doesn’t show up and you can’t wait to experience WhatsApp dark mode feature right away, you may try out latest WhatsApp update from APKMirror. It is also worth pointing out that WhatsApp dark mode feature is currently t available for iPhones with an iOS version earlier than iOS 13.

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Steps to follow after installing latest version of WhatsApp:

For Android 10 and iOS 13 users, WhatsApp dark mode feature can be easily enabled from device settings. If updated handsets already have system-wide dark me activated, n WhatsApp will automatically switch to dark mode.

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As for those who are using an older version of OS, y will need to enable this feature from application’s me preferences through WhatsApp Settings option.

Settings > Chats > me > Dark

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Choose ‘Dark me’ to enable it

Once feature has been enabled through settings, you will need to restart your device to see a dark WhatsApp splash screen.

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WhatsApp dark mode is aimed primarily at minimising eye strain and relies on colours that match closely to system defaults that have been set on both Android and iOS devices respectively. dark mode feature also reduces draining battery of your phone. popular social messaging app has been working on feature for quite a while w and had also released a slew of beta builds in process. 

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12:40 IST, March 4th 2020