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iOS 7 Black theme would look like this!

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hello12

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Sep 25, 2012
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So if you open the facetime app and cover the camera up, you get a glimpse of what iOS 7 would look like if you were able to put on a black theme instead of the white. WHY ISN'T APPLE DOING THIS???
 

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batting1000 said:
Would look terrible across the entire OS imo. Black makes it look dull and dark.
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So what would it hurt to have the option to change it? Just because your opinion is that it is ugly, others may not think that.
 
HarryPot said:
Why would this happen?
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On most computer displays, such as the computer screen you’re probably reading this article on, using a black background won’t save you any battery life. No matter what color a pixel is – whether it’s dark black or blinding white – there’s a backlight at the back of your screen and it’s constantly outputting light. The black pixels block more of the backlight, but it’s still behind the black pixel, using power.

For many portable devices – including Apple’s iPhone – you can’t save any battery life by using a black background. Like on a computer’s LCD monitor, the iPhone’s backlight is constantly shining when the screen is on.

However, this doesn’t apply if you’re using a mobile device with an AMOLED (also known as Super AMOLED or OLED) display. OLED screens don’t have a solid backlight. Each pixel on an OLED screen is an “organic light emitting diode” that produces its own light. When the pixel is black, it isn’t producing any light. When the pixel is white, it’s producing light.

Source: http://www.howtogeek.com/131823/htg...allpaper-save-battery-on-your-mobile-devices/

The only reason for black would be 1) for authentic reasons (black iPhone) or 2) Night mode.
 
RoboWarriorSr said:
On most computer displays, such as the computer screen you’re probably reading this article on, using a black background won’t save you any battery life. No matter what color a pixel is – whether it’s dark black or blinding white – there’s a backlight at the back of your screen and it’s constantly outputting light. The black pixels block more of the backlight, but it’s still behind the black pixel, using power.

For many portable devices – including Apple’s iPhone – you can’t save any battery life by using a black background. Like on a computer’s LCD monitor, the iPhone’s backlight is constantly shining when the screen is on.

However, this doesn’t apply if you’re using a mobile device with an AMOLED (also known as Super AMOLED or OLED) display. OLED screens don’t have a solid backlight. Each pixel on an OLED screen is an “organic light emitting diode” that produces its own light. When the pixel is black, it isn’t producing any light. When the pixel is white, it’s producing light.

Source: http://www.howtogeek.com/131823/htg...allpaper-save-battery-on-your-mobile-devices/

The only reason for black would be 1) for authentic reasons (black iPhone) or 2) Night mode.
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The guy said it would be bad for battery. This doesn't explain how it would actually worsen battery life.
 
Too much black on the screen isn't practical on a sunny day either, that would make your iPhone getting even more hot (which could drain the battery faster) and make the display even harder to read.
 
hello12 said:
So if you open the facetime app and cover the camera up, you get a glimpse of what iOS 7 would look like if you were able to put on a black theme instead of the white. WHY ISN'T APPLE DOING THIS???
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Feel sick just looking at it.

I admit they could tone down the white, but a black theme just looks ugly.

And we know that is not how Apple roll.

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TypeMRT said:
Too bad. They used to:
http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/aqua/graphite-appearance.html
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Not a very good example. That changes the colour of the buttons, not the ENTIRE OS.
 
I like the idea of a dark screen, but in my opinion, dark UIs tend to look imposing, whereas light UIs feel more inviting.
 
RoboWarriorSr said:
On most computer displays, such as the computer screen you’re probably reading this article on, using a black background won’t save you any battery life. No matter what color a pixel is – whether it’s dark black or blinding white – there’s a backlight at the back of your screen and it’s constantly outputting light. The black pixels block more of the backlight, but it’s still behind the black pixel, using power.

For many portable devices – including Apple’s iPhone – you can’t save any battery life by using a black background. Like on a computer’s LCD monitor, the iPhone’s backlight is constantly shining when the screen is on.

However, this doesn’t apply if you’re using a mobile device with an AMOLED (also known as Super AMOLED or OLED) display. OLED screens don’t have a solid backlight. Each pixel on an OLED screen is an “organic light emitting diode” that produces its own light. When the pixel is black, it isn’t producing any light. When the pixel is white, it’s producing light.

Source: http://www.howtogeek.com/131823/htg...allpaper-save-battery-on-your-mobile-devices/

The only reason for black would be 1) for authentic reasons (black iPhone) or 2) Night mode.
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So wait... how exactly are black backgrounds bad for battery life?
 
Mmmm I have opened Facetime before, at first looks new and cool but after a few minutes of the phone just lying around, looks boring, and yeah, between black and white, white wins, and lets face it, Apple will not give us a toggle switch between black and white.
 
As I've said in other similar threads, I'd love to have the option to default to a black / dark theme.
 
Apple prides itself on using displays that can produce excellent whites. This separates it from other phones, and therefore wanted to leverage this in iOS 7.
 
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