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iPhone 11 Pro Do you use dark mode on your iPhone during the day or have it transition with sunset?
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Dark mode all the time lol you really do save a crap ton of battery.
My Pro Max sits at 100% battery from 5AM to 1PM.
Been unplugged since 5AM, and I’m at 71% and it’s 8pm now.
I’m seeing about a 18-20% battery difference using dark mode all day long.
My Pro Max sits at 100% battery from 5AM to 1PM.
Been unplugged since 5AM, and I’m at 71% and it’s 8pm now.
I’m seeing about a 18-20% battery difference using dark mode all day long.
I was very interested in getting iOS 13 for dark mode, but now that I've tried it out (and the rest of iOS 13) I prefer regular old bright mode and earlier versions of iOS. So it's a big letdown for me
Automatic. It’s much nicer at nighttime. I don’t care much for it during the day and would prefer light mode while it’s light outside.
Dark mode at night.....but I don’t know why thrillsters get so exited about it.
I think it’s overrated.
I think it’s overrated.
Well, not pointless as it does have purpose. Two mainly, on an OLED screen it saves a bit of battery power as any black pixel on an OLED uses no power, unlike LCD. And, if your wife is anything like mine, it reduces light output when in bed at night, so, less nagging. We’re all completely entitled to our differing opinions, but just because some of us prefer not to use dark mode, doesn’t make the feature useless, or pointless, just unnecessary for us.
In all honesty, I prefer to have dark mode off, but I can see (as above) why some people prefer it and it definitely saves me from getting moaned at to make my screen less bright at night. For that alone it’s a godsend
My wife uses dark mode all the time and often she finishes the day on 70%...granted she isn’t a big heavy user but still it does make a difference. Me personally? I only like to use it when it gets dark. I like the lighter look during the day.
That test is flawed, you cannot compare the XS Max battery life with XS.
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No, you are not, I am here to pat you on the back, if that is gonna make you feel better. I use it at night, but I agree about everything with you.
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Irrespective of that dark mode does save on battery charge whether it’s a little or a lot. The same reason I’ve started using dark mode on my Nintendo Switch. No doubt once I upgrade my 2028 11” iPad Pro to iOS 13 I’ll switch to dark mode on that too.
Nintendo switch uses lcd and does not benefit from dark mode. In fact the battery will be slightly worse as the pixels are always ‘on’ in dark mode with lcd.