Twitter Launches Darker Mode Color

Smartphones and dark mode go hand in hand, screens can be bright, dark or put on automatic to switch between bright and dark modes depending on the intensity of light available in the environment. Bright mode can cause eye strain, headache and battery drain especially at night time. Dark mode is perfect for nighttime.

Twitter came up with the Night mode option in 2016 but complaints from its users has prompted the company to roll out an OLED night mode dubbed ‘Lights Out’ on March 28.

In order to access this new feature, swipe right and you'll now be able to go through the various SETTINGS to switch on Dark mode, including the new, darker 'Lights Out' option and 'Automatic Dark Mode'.

In their additional notes on the update, Twitter's Design team explained the various changes:

"Because Night Mode isn't only used at night, Twitter has switched the moon icon for the function to a light bulb (you can see that it at the bottom left of the settings tab). Rather than having to go through Settings each time you want to switch it on and off, you can also tap on the light bulb to click over to Dark Mode.

The new 'Lights Out' darker mode uses a pure black color palette, which emits no light. A key benefit of dark mode options in apps is that they limit the use of blue light which is designed to improve readability in the day, but can cause your brain to stop producing melatonin at night. This means that using your mobile device in normal mode at night can potentially disrupt your sleep cycle, making it harder to fall and stay asleep".

Twitter is also bringing its 'Automatic Dark Mode' option to iOS, which is already available on Android. Automatic dark mode adapts to different environments you’re in throughout the day - "not only will it switch from am to pm, but it will also adapt to your location/timezone"