iOS 10.3 includes a large number of new tricks, some well known, others not as much. One thing many users have wanted in iOS is a proper dark mode, which would change whites in the OS to blacks. And Dark Mode a tried and true standard for dedicated digital readers like Amazon’s Kindle.
Currently, the user interface of iOS is bright & brilliant and features high contrast whitish backgrounds in almost all of its stock apps (Safari, Mail, Messages, etc.) These colorful backgrounds are often distracting, especially when used in dimly lit environments. The result of all this brightness is often eyestrain and visual fatigue.
Dark Mode inverts your iPhone or other iDevice font colors. Your standard iPhone Helvetica font changes to white instead of black. As a result, the white translucent layers are replaced with black translucent layers. Dark Mode turns your Mac’s, Apple TV’s, and iDevice’s look and feel and creates easy nighttime viewing.
Most importantly, dark mode offers breathing space and a reprieve for your eyes in low light environments, like restaurants, pubs, and even museums–places where you might find yourself squinting to read. Consequently, dark mode reduces eyestrain and for those of us with aging eyesight, that’s a significant benefit. Plus, we think dark mode looks pretty darn cool too.
How to Enable Dark Mode Feature on iDevice
Step 1. Load any article in Safari (if you’re reading this Safari on an iPhone or iPad, you’re good to go).
Step 2. Tap the reader mode icon in the left corner of the URL bar.
Step 3. Tap the “aA” icon in the right corner of the URL bar.
Step 4. Tap the black circle all the way to the right in the top row of the drop down menu.
In-line pictures will still display normally, but the rest of the page will be dark, as pictured above. It’s not the system-wide dark mode we’ve all been waiting for, but people spend a tremendous amount of time reading in Safari, so this should be a big improvement at night.
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