WhatsApp dark mode update finally released: Here's how to enable it on iPhones, Android mobiles

After months of beta testing, Facebook-owned WhatsApp released the much-awaited dark mode feature to its messenger app.

"Dark mode for WhatsApp offers a fresh look on a familiar experience. It’s designed to reduce eye strain in low light environments. And we hope it helps prevent those awkward moments where your phone lights up the room," WhatsApp said.

With the new dark mode, readability on WhatsApp will get better for the users and there will be less eye fatigue. And users can choose colours that are closer to the system defaults on iPhone and Android respectively.

The dark mode also helps users easily focus their attention on each screen. WhatsApp says that their engineers carefully chose certain colour range and other design elements to make sure the most important information stands out on the messenger app.

Also, the dark mode on WhatsApp will improve the battery life of mobile phones.

Here's how to activate dark mode on WhatsApp for iOS and Android mobiles
Prerequisite: Dark mode is available on iPhones with iOS 13 and mobiles with Android 9 update and later versions only.

For Apple devices with iOS 13
Go to system settings >> Display & Brightness >> select Dark mode

Here's how to enable WhatsApp dark mode on Apple iPhone with iOS 13 (DH Graphic/Rohit KVN)

For phones with Android 10
Go to system settings >> Display & Brightness >> enable Dark Mode

Here's how to enable WhatsApp dark mode on phones with Android 10 OS (DH Graphic/Rohit KVN)

Devices with Android 9 and below
Go to WhatsApp Settings > Chats > Theme > select ‘Dark’.

If you haven't received any notification, follow the below procedure to install the new WhatsApp update manually on your mobile.

Go to Google Play (for Android)/ Apple App Store (for iPhone)>> Type WhatsApp Messenger >> tap Update button

It can be noted that Android phones running Android 9 or older versions will get WhatsApp update, a little late, probably in a couple of days.

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