Gmail App Dark Mode
Gmail Dark Theme
The screenshots above depict what we're seeing on Gmail v2019.06.09. The dark mode doesn't currently have a toggle and comes on and off when it wants to, but here's a first look. It only shows up. With more and more phones using OLED displays, the need for dark mode is at the highest it's ever been. Since dark backgrounds reduce battery consumption on these displays, the Android community has been begging Google to include a system-wide dark mode. Instead, Google gave us dark mode for many of their apps, including the Phone app.
Dark Mode New Gmail App
Yeah, Gmail for Android is getting a dark mode, but so far, it’s the definition of half-baked. For starters, it only appears in the app’s settings, and even then it decides whether to show up or not on its own — there’s no toggle to enable or disable it so far.It’s also clearly a work in progress, because even when the app goes into dark mode, the text on the main settings screen remains black, which is definitely not what you’d want.
Check out the screenshots of Gmail’s settings in dark mode, and you’ll know exactly what I mean.Still, this hints that the Gmail team is working on implementing a dark mode in the app, and that’ll definitely be a welcome change for people who aren’t huge fans of the excessive white in Google’s redesigned apps — which, personally, I don’t mind.The dark mode was spotted in version 2019.06.09 of the Gmail app by, and it’s working for us as well. So, if you want to check it out for yourself, you can head over to APKMirror and on your phone.