Google Chrome has always been a great browser, but it’s getting better and better. In addition to its usual features, like a fast browsing experience and support for many different types of websites, Chrome also has a feature called “dark mode.” In dark mode, Chrome will not show any content in the browser window. This is great for people who want to use the browser in low light or who want to avoid bright colors in their browsing experience. Unfortunately, this feature is not available by default on most devices. You must enable it in order to use it effectively. If you’re using an Android device or a Windows device, you can do this by going to chrome://flags/#enable-dark-mode and setting the value to true. If you’re using a Mac or Linux device, you can do this by going to chrome://flags/#enable-dark-mode and setting the value to “true.” However, I have not found this setting to be very helpful on devices that are not running Chrome OS. So if you’re looking for this feature, I recommend finding someone who can help you enable it for you.
The Chrome web browser allows you to “install” some web apps to your computer, so they can live alongside your usual apps and games. Soon, they’ll work even better in dark mode.
Regular applications on Mac, Windows, and some Linux distributions can change their colors and appearance when you turn on the system dark mode, but websites and web apps don’t have access to all the same options. They can’t specify a different title bar color for dark mode (except just black), or a different background color for the splash screen when you first open the web app. If the app has a bright splash screen, it can be more blinding in dark mode.
Thankfully, the development team for Chrome is now working on enhanced dark mode support for web apps. The current proposal will allow web apps to choose any color they want for the title bar and splash screen backgrounds, in both light and dark mode, with more settings possibly coming later. The web apps still have to specify the colors, so it won’t immediately fix the blinding problem when it arrives, but it’s a quick fix for anyone hosting a web app.
The feature can be enabled in some versions of Chrome with the feature flag #enable-experimental-web-platform-features, but since it also requires the web apps to define the colors, it won’t make much of a difference right now. Google also says the option won’t be supported on Android phones or tablets. Chrome on iPhone and iPad doesn’t support installing web apps in the first place, due to Apple’s limitations on third-party web browsers.
Source: Google Groups, GitHub
