We continue to test iOS 13 until exhaustion, and it is that with the passage of the Beta versions more and more news are arriving, however, the topic that we put on the table today and that we accompany with a video from our YouTube channel accompanies iOS 13 since its inception, we talk as you can imagine the acclaimed dark mode that comes in this latest version of iOS for all users.
As often happens and since no one is born knowing, it is important that our entire community of readers and subscribers know what the benefits of dark mode are, and of course how to handle it. We teach you everything you need to know about the dark mode of iOS 13 and handle it as if you were an expert Join us!
Dark mode in settings and Control Center
The main ways to access to dark mode there are two:
- Control center: Through the Control Center we can quickly access it by lowering it, pressing until exerting the 3D Touch or Haptic Touch action above the brightness control and then three options will appear at the bottom: Aspect - Night Shift - True Tone. Before iOS 13, only two appeared. By clicking on Aspect we can choose whether or not to activate the dark mode until the next sunrise automatically.
- Through Settings: If we enter the Settings section and choose Screen and Brightness we will be able to control the advanced options of the dark mode, such as managing a predetermined schedule, choosing to activate or deactivate automatically and manually select between light mode and dark mode.
Dark mode on the wallpaper
The wallpaper has now taken a peculiar role thanks to the dark mode. If we enter the Settings section and choose Wallpaper we will also be able to access certain specific settings for dark mode and how it behaves with the wallpaper.
- Dim the wallpaper when dark mode is activated: This will activate a more dimmed wallpaper. It must be said that we find two types of wallpapers, Apple's default ones that have their own variation for dark mode, and a "standard" edition that comes into action if we have this option activated. This will attenuate the photographs that we have as wallpaper by automatically lowering the exposure and brightness, however, this choice offers unrealistic results that make it not recommended for those users who have their own photographs as wallpaper as it makes them seem quite unreal.
- Apple wallpapers: These wallpapers that we just mentioned a moment ago are the first four that Apple has included in iOS 13 and that radically change color when the dark mode is turned on, turning their white tones to completely black. These wallpapers for now are only those provided by the Cupertino company itself and it doesn't look like there will be more in the future.
The advantages of having dark mode activated
Especially some Android users believe that dark mode is not only more pleasant in different situations, but also saves battery. This is a reality, but with nuances. The dark mode is only capable of supplying some battery saving when we talk about devices that mount OLED or AMOLED screens, and these are not exactly the most abundant on the market. Yes, it is capable of producing some battery savings having the dark mode activated permanently, but as long as we take this small detail into account.
Therefore, the dark mode will only save battery life on the iPhone X and iPhone XS since the iPhone XR or the previous models have LCD screens that do not turn off individual pixels (they are backlit) and therefore the battery consumption will be practically the same despite the large range of contrast that the Liquid Retina has.
