Earlier today, during the Google I/O 2019, the Mountain View company confirmed that we will have the "dark mode" available with the arrival of Android Q.
"Now there's one more addition to the Android Q which is small, but you've been asking us for a while now, and this is a dark theme. E let's launch it on Android Q", he said Stephanie Cuthbertson, of the company, during the speech.
Dark Theme or Dark Mode on Android Q.
Cuthbertson notes that the dark mode can be activated using a quick setup via the notification bar or by activating the sleep mode battery saving.
In addition, a screenshot displayed at the event (image below) also reveals that dark mode affects other company apps, Google Podcaststhe Google Photos and Google Search itself.
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O dark mode also saves battery life on OLED screens, notes the Google representative. In fact, Google's own research has previously shown that the YouTube in dark mode offers 60% battery saving when the screen is at 100% brightness.
Hello Dark Theme, our new friend. Launching in #AndroidQ, lighting up less pixels means saving more battery life. #io19 pic.twitter.com/2hPQEz5twG
— Google (@Google) May 7, 2019"Also we will be allowing third-party application developers easily switch to dark theme, so they can support system-level configuration," said Shenaz Zack, Google executive, in a video posted on the account of Twitter.
