

Other features included in the new app update include removing animations, easier translation of web pages, security updates and improvements. The update is being rolled out in phases and is expected to be available on other Android devices. Go to Settings, tap on Dark Mode to enable or disable the feature.Ĭurrently, the feature seems to be working only on Google Pixel devices.

Tap on ‘Enabled’ and relaunch the browser. Once entered, they would come across an option in the dropdown menu called ‘Android Chrome UI dark mode’. To activate Dark Mode on Chrome for Android, users need to manually enter text in the address bar as follows:Īfter updating the browser to its latest version, users need to paste ‘chrome://flags/#enable-android-night-mode' in the address bar. Several apps like YouTube, Twitter, Messenger for Facebook have introduced dark mode on their Android version before the next major Android update. Turning the background black or dark grey not only provides better contrast but also reduces eyestrain.Ĭhrome 74 getting dark mode is a step towards Google’s rumoured system-wide dark mode for Android Q. The feature essentially turns the white background into black making it easy for the user to browse the web during the night and even improve battery life. You can opt for black by adjusting the contrast slider in the extension’s options. It basically flips the white to a dark gray.

It uses a basic color inversion technique that most extensions use. There is no straight way to enable dark mode on Chrome 74 for Android as yet. Dark Reader is one of the more popular and stable dark mode extensions. 112 which is being rolled out to all Android devices. The feature is available on the app’s Android version. Chrome for Android is finally getting the much anticipated Dark Mode.
