How and why activate dark mode?

Update: Adaptation of the article to the latest version of iOS to date.

Under iOS and under iPados, it is possible to enjoy a Dark display mode. Experts (TES) of the two Apple’s mobile systems (TES) probably already know this, this dark mode being in place from iOS and iPados 13. But among you, readers and readers, there are probably some and some who are not aware of the existence of such functionality, especially new and new ones on iPhone and/or iPad. And then there are those who will also discover in this article all the different ways of activating this “Dark Mode”.

Let’s see the detail together about this display mode certainly softer for the eyes.

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In settings, manual activation

Go to Settings> Brightness and display. At the top of the page is an “appearance” tab. There, the user can choose “clear” or “dark”.

In settings, automatic activation

Go to Settings> Brightness and display. In the “appearance” tab, an “automatic” option, the switch must be activated.

There is then a adjustment just below, called “options”. By pressing on it, the user can define how iPad or iPhone must alternate between dark appearance mode and clear appearance mode.

There are two choices at this level:

From bedtime to sunrise : automatically adapts, depending on the user’s position, during bedtime and sunrise
Personalized program : allows you to choose an hour of passing in clear mode and an hour of passing in dark mode

In the control center

Make the control center appear. Then on the brightness bar of the screen, make a long or 3D touch support for compatible devices.

There is a new option on the left, next to the Night Shift:

If the dark mode is “disabled”: Indicates that the iPhone or iPad is in clear display mode. You have to press the button to go into dark mode
If the dark mode is “activated”: Logically indicates that the iPhone or iPad is in dark display mode. Press the button to go into clear mode

Note that the dark mode is particularly useful in addition to the Night Shift mode and the luminosity adjustment, to limit the lighting of the screen as much as possible in the environments with little light.

But iPhone owners with OLED screen also benefit from some advantages provided by this special display mode. Indeed, by passing the screen in black, the pixels of an OLED screen go out, unlike those of an LCD screen. With the OLED, it therefore gives a true black. In addition, the energy consumption is decreased.

Who appreciates this dark mode of iOS/iPados?