When you are really an amateur reader, you will look for all the possible ways to continue sticking to your computer or phone during the night since being in the dark comes a certain point at which the brightness begins to tire you. Although it is too early to say “Hallelujah” many applications are looking for ways to adapt to this type of need .
Among so many applications, programs and operating systems, this Google Canary which for now is just an experiment so to speak, but gives you the benefit of adapting it to night mode or dark interface so you can read or be comfortably navigating it, in an area without light (or in low light). Certainly this version has many flaws, but this is proof of errors and virtues for Google Chrome to launch its new version without any flaws.
But don’t think you have to wait, enjoy this available version. Today we will teach you to install this program on your computer regardless of whether your operating system is Windows or Mac , because we bring a solution for both of us, and we cannot forget that we also bring a solution for your iPhone or Android .
Index:
Steps to enable and set the dark mode in Google Chrome browser
If you are a loyal user of Google Chrome and want to know about this mode that will facilitate your reading, keep reading. We will explain how to activate this «night» mode from Windows, Android, MacOS and iOS and all in the simplest way possible, just follow every step we leave and you will have the best results.
In Windows 10
This is a mode that allows the user to read or navigate in a more comfortable way, without having to adjust the brightness of the system much. This mode will enhance your experience with a black background, which is actually dark gray.
Its function is currently available for Chrome, so you can use it as of today (as long as you need it). This mode could be very useful if you are in an environment that has poor lighting , since the high brightness of the computer causes visual fatigue, and with the dark mode it allows you to relax the view.
Until the end of April, dark mode was only available for the browser’s beta, Chrome Canary, which is constantly used to test new features. In fact, this function will only be available if you update the official browser to its latest version. Knowing this, the steps to activate it are as follows:
- Open your updated Chrome browser and click on the three overlapping points at the top right of the screen. Once this is done, click on accounConfiguration represented.
- Once there, you must go to the “Aspect” section and click on it in «Themes». By doing this you will be sent to the Chrome Web Store.
- Now you just have to select the “Just Black” theme, install it and apply it to have the dark mode in your browser.
It’s that simple to activate the dark version of the browser. In case you don’t have it, you can do it using the beta version called Chrome Canary . For this you will have to follow the following steps:
- As we mentioned before this function is only present (for now) in the beta version of Chrome and to continue you will have to download it. Use this link and click on the yellow button that says “Download Chrome Canary.”
- After downloading it, you run the installation , it only takes a few minutes.
- Then access the Windows 10 desktop and right click with the mouse on the shortcut that was automatically created on the desktop, and in the list that displays select «Properties» .
- Within the window that opens, some modifications will be made, such as creating a new shortcut for the dark mode to run, adding “Force- dark-mode ” (obviously without quotes) inside the ” Destination “box. You should notice that there are spaces between the text you have included and the one that was already in the box, and you give click on “ Accept” .
- When you start the browser you will notice that it already looks different , and this is due to the new feature that you have activated. This is a good option while launching the Chrome original version update with this mode included.
On Android
The theme «Just Black» is now exclusively for desktop, so to use the dark mode in Google Chrome you must use the beta version . It should be noted that this version is not available for all devices, so not everyone can download it.
Before starting it is necessary to know, that this application is very unstable since it can fail on many occasions and on others it does not usually work on all websites, so if something usually happens do not blame your device, so This is considered a trial version. Already aware of all these details proceed with the activation of the dark mode.
- In the search bar enter Chrome://flags
- Then look for the word Dark and to finish you click on « Android web contents dark mode».
After completing all the steps you will need to restart the device . This will show a good operation with the exception of some pages, since Chrome Canary forces, according to what it interprets, the page to change its interface.
At the outset we warn you that will not always work with all pages , but while we wait for this function in its official version it will be very useful.
On MacOS
Activating Dark Chrome on Mac is much simpler than in the previous cases. You just have to follow the steps explained for Windows. The first thing is to open the browser and follow the path «Settings»> »Aspect»> »Theme» and choose the theme “Just Black” corresponding to the dark mode.
Download Chrome Canary for Mac
- Once this is done, you open the application « Terminal» and paste the following code as it is:
- / Applications / Google Chrome Canary.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome Canary –force-dark-mode
- I have already done this, the «New» browser will open with dark mode > already active.
On iOS iPhone
This function can also be activated on your iPhone, in a very simple way you can say that it is as simple as doing it on an Android.
Here are the few steps you should follow, pay attention:
- As in the previous methods you should download this application, then access: chrome: // flags / # top-chrome-md from the browser bar.
- Some options will be presented. In the “UI Refresh Phase 1” option, select permitted Enable important.
- Finally, just restart the device on «Relaunch Now », so that all changes can be applied.
This way you can enable or disable dark mode on any Apple mobile device .
While waiting for this function to end its trial period and be launched as an official, you can enjoy Chrome Canary so that your nights with your Windows computer, Mac, or with your Android or iOS smartphone are much more comfortable.