Google’s Material Design guidelines for dark themes recommend avoiding pure black as a background color to make the contrast between interface elements less stark, but many users actually prefer ...

Dark mode – which swaps the standard white background for black – has become the de facto display option for the most health-conscious internauts. Like pulling down the shades or donning ...

Examples the Material Design guide for dark themes. [Image: Google] Of course, a dark background with light text is nothing new. The rise of WYSIWYG (an acronym for “what you see is what you get ...

If you have Android 9.0 Pie, you’ll get a taste of dark mode, but be warned, most things still have white backgrounds. The dark mode only seems to impact the notification shade and the app drawer.

Google details just how good dark mode is for your battery. News. ... However, Google’s dark modes are almost always dark gray backgrounds instead of true black, which is only going halfway.

When macOS Sierra launches this fall, it might include an improved Dark Mode which carries the theme beyond just the Dock and menu bar, according to posts by a developer on Twitter.

As long-time practitioners of the "dark theme" concept—it's still an option here at Ars for those who prefer light text on dark backgrounds—we're excited to see that Microsoft is extending the ...