Yummy. So much easier on the eyes at night time, along with Night Shift this would be most welcome.
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Beta Testers Discover Possible 'Dark Mode' Buried in iOS 10
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Probably still too buggy to demo or they could have been ready but other features got priority when the keynote was only weeks away so resources were diverted to some key features that Apple wanted to demo first.
That is my guess anyways.
I'm guessing this won't be announced until the iPhone 7 arrives, since it may be tied (exclusively, perhaps) to devices with an AMOLED screen. Not sure of the science behind it, but I believe it has something to do with battery life, and how easy/natural it is for AMOLED vs. LED to portray dark vs. light. (Someone with more display knowledge please chime in
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Your question is vague, so I'm not sure how to answer. Is "anyone" Apple, users who might choose to turn dark mode on, who?
If it's Apple, the answer is: battery life. AMOLED screens are supposedly More efficient at showing dark. (I think).
Why would anyone consider making a dark mode exclusive to specific hardware? The white space can be hard on the eyes sometimes and everyone on iOS could benefit if they so choose. There's no reason to keep it exclusively for amoled. Sure, amoled would benefit a little more for battery life reasons but that doesn't mean it's pointless for people with LCD displays.
Sorry, but you are simply wrong. Look at the history of Apple's new product pricing. Most new iPhone's, iPads, Macs, etc. are usually the same price as the year before, but with a plethora of new features. Get your facts straight.
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Well, and this is just a guess, but maybe because battery life is the #1 COMPLAINT AMONG SMARTPHONE USERS ACROSS ALL BRANDS, MAKES & MODELS? And that Apple chooses to have as much control as possible over a factor that has a serious impact on usability.
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And I also don't understand why there are people who get defensive when asked why a darkmode is wanted/needed.
Perhaps the way it was asked about implied somewhat more and/or something different about it than simply asking "why a dark mode is wanted/needed"?
sadly i want this more than anything. been waiting years for it
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there's no such thing
I'm guessing this won't be announced until the iPhone 7 arrives, since it may be tied (exclusively, perhaps) to devices with an AMOLED screen. Not sure of the science behind it, but I believe it has something to do with battery life, and how easy/natural it is for AMOLED vs. LED to portray dark vs. light. (Someone with more display knowledge please chime in
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Your question is vague, so I'm not sure how to answer. Is "anyone" Apple, users who might choose to turn dark mode on, who?
If it's Apple, the answer is: battery life. AMOLED screens are supposedly More efficient at showing dark. (I think).
Based on reports, AMOLED/mLED won't be ready until next year when Apple releases the redesigned iPhone 8. In that case, dark mode won't be ready, unless it's made available for IPS LCD devices (iPhone 7 included) which is possible.
I was just going to post this in the beta thread.
I just got into my car in the parking garage at work, loaded up an audiobook in iBooks, and the UI was in dark mode. I tried to get a screenshot but I can't get that to work yet in this beta.
As I exited the parking garage into the daylight, the UI switched back to normal on its own.
I just got into my car in the parking garage at work, loaded up an audiobook in iBooks, and the UI was in dark mode. I tried to get a screenshot but I can't get that to work yet in this beta.
As I exited the parking garage into the daylight, the UI switched back to normal on its own.
Something that has been part of iBooks for some time now, since iOS 8 if not even 7 (essentially based on ambient light).
The dark mode has never applied to audiobooks and has never been part of the UI.
It only shows up when actually reading an e-book.
Those photos really don't prove anything considering they just went through iOS and found currently existing black schemes.
But then if you read the replies to Mac Aficionados' original tweet, you can see that they basically admit that they were trolling.
I wish they would have a dark mode. I could see them shipping black bezeled phones with dark mode automatically on, and white bezeled with the "light" mode. Much like the apple start up screen now matches the color of the bezels. Then of course let you switch between the two.
I hope when the iPhone goes OLED or whatever the screen blends with the black bezels like the Apple Watch. The screen is so seamless on it I wish the phones did the same thing. Though this would require a bigger redesign than making it darker so I won't hold my breath on that.
I hope when the iPhone goes OLED or whatever the screen blends with the black bezels like the Apple Watch. The screen is so seamless on it I wish the phones did the same thing. Though this would require a bigger redesign than making it darker so I won't hold my breath on that.
Like I've said before, somehow Apple will make dark mode only available on the iPhone 7 due to it's true-tone display. Might not be completely related, but that'll probably be their justification.
I wonder if they are withholding dark mode to couple it with bringing back a true anodized black finish to the iPhone 7, like the iPhone 5 had.
One can only hope. That would be a killer combo.
One can only hope. That would be a killer combo.
iMessage uses this "Dark mode" when performing full screen text effects, i don't think it's a systemwide dark mode...
Concerning the other photos, iBooks has a dark mode already, safari is using private mode, itunes movies already has a dark section, and iOS 10's clock app is dark by default now...
Concerning the other photos, iBooks has a dark mode already, safari is using private mode, itunes movies already has a dark section, and iOS 10's clock app is dark by default now...
I guess I'm in the minority, but I really hope that's not Dark Mode. It looks awful.
To me, black everything with bright white/light blue/pink text and UI elements is way harsher on the eyes than the current mostly-White layout.
Of course I'd love it if UI elements actually looked like UI elements instead of just flat blocks of white or black with text, you know, like we had pre iOS7 and like we seem to be getting with iOS 10 notifications and widgets.
Some subtle shadows, gradients and highlights are desperately needed for both the current White and aledged dark mode features in this news item.
To me, black everything with bright white/light blue/pink text and UI elements is way harsher on the eyes than the current mostly-White layout.
Of course I'd love it if UI elements actually looked like UI elements instead of just flat blocks of white or black with text, you know, like we had pre iOS7 and like we seem to be getting with iOS 10 notifications and widgets.
Some subtle shadows, gradients and highlights are desperately needed for both the current White and aledged dark mode features in this news item.
Keep in mind there is always features that get set aside for the phone presentation in September.
Damn skippy.
I'm still irritated from when iOS took so long to fully go from the not-quite-aqua simpy blue gradients to the shiny black, and then just when it was looking really slick, blasted us in the face with the high-beams and turned a graphic ui into an illegible pastel text adventure because google and microsoft were doing it.
I'm still irritated from when iOS took so long to fully go from the not-quite-aqua simpy blue gradients to the shiny black, and then just when it was looking really slick, blasted us in the face with the high-beams and turned a graphic ui into an illegible pastel text adventure because google and microsoft were doing it.
