Google’s Messages web application is pretty rudimentary and compared to its Android app counterpart, it’s more utilitarian in nature, but it gets the job done in a pinch. Once the company added a dark mode for it, I was ecstatic! It could be activated by choosing the setting from the vertical three dots “more” menu. […]
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Dedicated Google Meet devices get light and dark mode option on home screen
Google has announced support for light and dark modes for Google Meet hardware devices. These new themes are meant to enhance the look of these devices when they are not in use and to fit the aesthetic of the room they are in. Additionally, FOR Google Meet devices available that sit on a desk and […]
Continue ReadingHow to enable Dark Mode on Google Docs for Android and the web
Are you sick and tired of editing late at night and being completely blinded by the light of a white user interface in Google Docs? What’s astonishing to me is that despite the many ways that Google has already baked Dark Mode into many of its apps, several others remain without it in 2022. That’s […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS receiving gorgeous auto light and dark switching “Radiance” wallpaper collection
Google recently surprised me by adding a really neat feature to Chrome OS Canary – wallpapers that automagically swap between a light and dark mode version of themselves depending on the user’s system theme. While this still isn’t available in Stable, it has appeared on the developer channel for some, and today, it’s adding a […]
Continue ReadingPersonalization Hub adds auto light and dark wallpaper switching, Google Photos, more
Google has been hard at work getting its new Chrome OS Personalization Hub ready for a public release. While it’s still not quite there yet, I did want to continue our coverage of it as we explore it on Chrome OS Canary, and let you all know what’s in the works. I’ve discovered a few […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS 101 will introduce a slick, new boot screen that ditches the blinding white theme
Chrome OS 98 is all the rage right now as it introduces new virtual desk shortcuts, Network-Based Recovery (NBR), brand new Unicode 14 emoji, screen capture improvements, and more. However, while most users live in the safe zone with the out-of-the-box “Stable” channel for Chrome OS, others walk the wild side and dive into the […]
Continue ReadingOpinion: Google’s “Dark Mode” efforts are taking too long and are full of inconsistencies
Over the past few years, Google has completely stripped its web-based services and apps of most of their color in favor of a minimalistic, white theme. At the time that it occurred across the board, the company had not yet made clear its intentions to add a universal dark mode toggle for the web. As […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Search officially introduces Dark Mode for the web
After about a year of testing, Google is finally rolling out dark mode for Search on the web to save your eyes from excruciating blinding white light later in the evenings. In January, it briefly appeared for some before disappearing again in an A/B test. Yesterday, I was presented with a ‘Turn on’ option at […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chat on the web receives the dark mode treatment
Hey, remember that time you asked Google for a dark mode in Google Chat after you saw that it launched without one? Me too. Luckily, it’s finally here! After having its Android app review bombed on the Google Play Store this week, it seems the company is looking to appease the masses. By visiting the […]
Continue ReadingChromebook Dark Mode Scheduler gains ‘sunset to sunrise’ and ‘custom’ options
Last month, Android Police uncovered evidence we discussed that Google was looking to implement a scheduler for dark mode into Chrome OS that would see the user’s theme automatically change appropriately during the day or night. Now, 9to5Google has discovered direct verbiage regarding this upcoming feature. dark_mode: Add scheduler UI to dark theme settings – […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks will soon gain the ability to automate dark mode based on a schedule
To reduce eye strain and save battery, Google has long employed a dark mode for Android phones. With the introduction of the same feature for Chrome OS, many early adopters have wondered why the company has yet to allow it to be automatically toggled on or off based on the time of day or night […]
Continue ReadingHello Darkness! Night Eye App brings full dark mode and more to the web
If you’re like me and millions of other users, you’re a fan of Dark Mode. Maybe you aren’t so much a fan but you spend a lot of time in front of a screen and you’re looking for a break from the countless websites that present glaring bright backgrounds and elements. Whatever your reason, bringing […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Celebrates Black History Month with New Chrome Themes
It’s Black History Month and Google is using its platform to educate, inspire, and promote diversity. Earlier this month, Google launched a Voices and Stories Collection, a Black History Culture Project, supported Black-owned businesses, and featured the artwork of a Black artist every Monday on the YouTube homepage as a Doodle. Google is further celebrating […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Search dark mode is appearing briefly for more users, and it looks promising
We just reported on Google having created and rolled out a dark theme for Chrome Remote Desktop today, your Google My Activity page earlier this week, and Google News before that. Heck, even the Chrome OS recovery screen went dark! The company began A/B testing a dark theme for Search back in December, but it […]
Continue ReadingFirst Look: Chrome OS recovery screen goes Dark Mode
It has been nearly two years since we discovered that Google was working on bringing “Dark Mode” to Chrome OS. In that time, we have seen the evolution that will be the upcoming light and dark mode, new theme-specific wallpapers, and the reintroduction of forced Dark Mode for the web. There is still a bit […]
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