Published 18:05 IST, March 4th 2020

WhatsApp Dark mode on Android not rolled out for all devices yet

WhatsApp Dark mode has been officially rolled out by the company for both its Android and iOS users globally, but it isn't available for all Android versions.

Reported by: Danish Ansari
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WhatsApp has finally rolled out Dark mode feature after releasing a slew of beta builds over past few months. highly-anticipated Dark mode feature is available for both Android and iOS users. If your phone runs on Android 10 or iOS 13, feature can be easily enabled from device settings.

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WhatsApp Dark mode t available for all devices

Android users who have ir phones running on Android Pie (Android 9) will get in-app settings to enable WhatsApp dark mode feature as it does t come with native support for dark me. For Android Pie users, dark mode feature can be enabled using se steps:

Step 1: Open WhatsApp

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Step 2: Go to 'Settings',  on 'Chats' and Tap on 'me'

Under 'me', you will have se three options: System default, Light and Dark 

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Step 3: Select 'Dark'. You're done

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However, WhatsApp Dark mode is t available for older versions of Android OS, meaning that users who have smartphones running on Android 8 or below won’t be able to access feature. company has t given any update if  feature will be rolled out to earlier versions of Android OS in future. Some users also took to Twitter to express ir displeasure over t receiving latest update.

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How to get WhatsApp Dark mode if you still haven't received feature?

WhatsApp is rolling out Dark mode feature grually to its user base and re is a possibility that still many may t have received feature despite owning latest version of Android. If that's case, you can manually update application through Google Play Store. However, if it still does t work, you can try out latest WhatsApp update from APKMirror.

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18:05 IST, March 4th 2020