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Good advice is invaluable when we’re on the go and the phone warns us that we’re down to a few percent of battery left – especially in a world where smartphones have become both our means of payment, our way of staying in contact with the outside world and many other things.
There are a host of tricks to extend your battery life, such as making sure there aren’t apps running in the background when you’re not using them, but in fact, there’s an even simpler thing you can do to extend the life of a charge!
The secret is Dark Mode
Many apps and devices have a “Dark Mode” or “Dark Mode”, and it’s more than just a style choice – let us explain.
Your smartphone screen does indeed use a lot of your phone’s battery, and that’s especially bad if your phone has an OLED screen. Here, the light colors of the screen indeed consume more energy than the darker colors.
And here’s the trick: by switching to “Dark Mode”, the screen background will become dark, and many applications will also adapt to become darker (for example, a Word document may change colors for become white text on a black background).
It really is something that can make a difference for your battery!
Here’s how
Switching to Dark Mode is quite simple. Most smartphones have a setting in the menu that lets you switch between Normal Mode and Dark Mode. For some phones, you can even schedule Dark Mode to turn on automatically at certain times of the day, such as in the evening, where darker colors may also be easier on your eyes.
How to Enable Dark Mode on Android Phone
- Open ‘Settings’ on your Android phone.
- Tap ‘Display’, ‘Screen theme’ or ‘Screen and background’ (this may vary depending on your phone).
- Tap ‘Dark theme’, ‘Dark mode’ or ‘Night theme’ to enable Dark Mode.
For some Android phones, you can also schedule when you want Dark Mode to turn on and off under ‘Settings’ -> ‘Display’ -> ‘Dark Theme’ -> ‘Schedule’.
Keep in mind that instructions may vary slightly depending on your specific phone model and operating system version.
How to Enable Dark Mode on an iPhone
- Open ‘Settings’ on your iPhone.
- Tap ‘Brightness & Display’.
- Under ‘Appearance’ you will see ‘Light’ and ‘Dark’ options.
- Tap ‘Dark’ to activate Dark Mode.
Note that if you want your iPhone to automatically switch between Light and Dark mode based on the time of day, you can switch ‘Automatic’ to ‘Yes’ just below the ‘Appearance’ options.