Use WhatsApp in dark mode - how it works
If you want to use WhatsApp in dark mode, this is not official, but is possible through many different detours. We will show you which variants there are.
WhatsApp: Use dark mode on your mobile phone
The dark mode not only looks chic, but is easy on the eyes, especially in the evening. Unfortunately WhatsApp does not yet offer a corresponding function.
- On the phone, you can imitate dark mode with a black background image in WhatsApp. As a result, the chats are at least enveloped in the darkest possible environment.
- You can only use a complete dark mode on Android with an adapted operating system such as CyanogenMod. Only then can you install appropriate apps like Euphoria Dark CM13 Theme. If you select dark mode there, many apps will be darkened, not just WhatsApp.
- There is also an almost complete dark mode for the iPhone, which also works with significantly less effort. Since iOS 11, you can intelligently reverse the colors, which comes pretty close to dark mode. However, this dark mode is activated for the entire iOS device and not only in WhatsApp.
- With alternative apps like WhatsApp Plus and WhatsApp MD, you could still use a dark mode on Android until a while ago. However, WhatsApp is now blocking the users of such apps because these apps have no right to access the WhatsApp service.
Activate dark mode for WhatsApp on the PC
- You can also use WhatsApp in dark mode on the computer. If you use the Google Chrome browser, you can install the following Dark Theme WhatsApp Web. You will find the corresponding instructions when downloading.
- You can access ChatMate for WhatsApp software on Mac or MacBook. For 3.49 euros, you can expand the Mac version of WhatsApp with additional functions. This also includes dark mode.
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