Activate dark mode for Gmail on your Android phone and iPhone

Yes, you can apply a dark system-wide theme on Google and Apple mobile operating systems with Android 10and iOS 13. But if you just want the dark mode on demand, Gmail can easily fulfill it – we’re about to show you how.

Thanks to products like Facebook Messenger and Reddit and Slack apps, the popularity of dark modes for apps was already growing before Google and Apple finally hugged them. Now, the dark mode is almost ubiquitous.

With dark mode, you can conserve some battery life and your phone’s screen will be easier on your eyes at night. Google first added dark mode to an Android Pie update in 2019, but the topic did not appear everywhere. In Android 10, dark mode is much more widespread, and apps that use the system default theme will automatically adopt the new dark mode when you turn it on, reversing dark and light colors. The new version of Apple’s mobile operating system also applies the theme widely, from wallpapers, widgets, and notifications to Calendar and Messages.

Here’s how to get started with Dark Mode in Gmail on Android and iPhone.

Turn on Gmail dark mode settings on Android 10

While many of Google’s Android apps will adopt a dark theme when you turn it on in general settings, you can independently activate it in Gmail.

one) In the Gmail app on your phone, tap on the hamburger icon in the upper left corner.

two) Scroll to the bottom of the list and tap Configurations.

3) Tap General configuration.

4) At the top of the list, tap Topic.

5) Tap Dark, or if you have already set the dark theme as system default, tap Default system.

Set dark theme as system default in Android 10

For those applications that automatically adopt the default system, here is how to activate the dark theme.

one) In Settings, tap Monitor.

two) Near the end of the list of settings, activate Dark theme.

Here’s how to turn on dark mode in Gmail on iOS 13.

Turn on Gmail for iPhone dark mode settings

If you have configured your iPhone to use the new dark mode throughout the system (go to Configurations, then Screen and brightness and then playing Dark) Gmail will apply the theme by default once you receive the update from Google. However, if you are using the Light skin of iOS 13, here we show you how to activate it in Gmail.

one) In the Gmail app, tap on the hamburger icon in the upper left corner.

two) Scroll to the bottom of the list and tap Configurations.

3) Tap Topic.

4) Tap Dark.

You can also enable the dark theme in iOS 11 and 12 by going to Gmail Configurations and selecting Dark theme

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