How to Use Apple Music in Dark Mode (iOS and Android)

Relaxing late at night with Apple music is fine. But looking at the screen to change tracks in a dimly lit environment isn’t exactly a comfortable experience. The bright white background of the application will probably make your eyes bleed.

That’s why it’s essential to switch Apple Music to dark mode, at least overnight. Fortunately, the app offers full support for dark mode on iOS and Android. Well done, Apple.

But activating the dark mode in Apple Music is quite different on the two platforms. Let’s take a look and check what you need to do to use Apple Music in dark mode.

Apple Music – iOS

On the iPhone, the dark mode of Apple Music is linked to the color scheme of the iOS 13 system. This means that you must activate the dark mode for your entire iPhone or iPad if you want to turn off the lights of the Music app.

To activate dark mode, first display the Control Center. On iPhones with Face ID functionality, just swipe down from the top right corner of the screen. IPhones with Touch ID require you to swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

Once you’re there, long press the light bar and tap the icon labeled Dark Mode.

Note: If you don’t see a dark mode icon, you’re probably using iOS 12 or earlier. To update to iOS 13 or later, go to iPhone Settings> General> Software Update. IPhone 6 and older iPhones cannot be upgraded to iOS 13.

This should put Apple Music in dark mode automatically, along with the rest of the operating systems and other native apps. Some third-party apps that support a darker color scheme, such as Google Chrome, may also appear in dark mode.

To deactivate the dark mode, go back to the control center, long press on the light bar, then press the dark mode icon again.

You can also configure a dark mode schedule to have your iPhone automatically change colors at the specified time. For example, you can configure a schedule that turns dark mode on at night and turns it off during the day.

Another quicker way to switch to dark mode is to paste a dark mode control directly into the control center. To do this, go to iPhone settings> Control center> Personalize, then Add dark mode via the More controls section. You can then access the dark mode control simply by opening the control center.

It is much faster to access and is ideal if you want to quickly activate and deactivate the dark mode when using certain applications, such as the Music application in this case.

Apple Music – Android

If you’re using Apple Music on an Android smartphone, you can use a control built into the app to easily switch it to dark mode.

Step 1: Start by tapping the three-dot icon in the upper right corner of the Apply Music app. In the menu that follows, tap Settings.

2nd step: Tap Theme that appears under the Display Options section. In the pop-up window that follows, tap Dark.

Go back and you should find Apple Music in dark mode. If you want to turn off dark mode, just go back to Apple Music settings, tap Theme, then select Light.

If your smartphone is running Android 10 or higher, you can also configure the app to seamlessly switch to dark mode each time the Battery Saver feature comes into play. Select Set by Battery Saver from the Apple Music theme options and you’re ready to go.

Point: To configure the battery saver on your Android device, go to the Settings> Battery> Battery saver app.

In case you don’t know, perfect black pixels don’t consume energy in devices with OLED screens. And the dark mode of Apple Music is really “ dark ”, unlike some other applications whose dark modes seem more grayish than black.

So even if you are not the biggest fan of dark mode, setting Apple Music to automatically switch to the dark color scheme when the battery life is too low will probably help to keep a little more juice when of interaction with the application.

Relax

Apple Music’s dark mode doesn’t just invert the colors on the screen. On the contrary, it is well designed, all the elements appear clearly and you should not have navigation problems. Dark mode even retains purplish red lines and fonts reminiscent of Apple Music, so you’ll always feel right at home.

And as mentioned above, the dark mode in Apple Music also helps save battery life as long as your device is using an OLED screen. All the more reason to start using it.

Less pressure on the eyes, pleasant to look at and longer battery life. What else can you ask for?