Dark mode on Instagram : how to activate it on Android

Instagram already has dark mode on Android: Here's how you can activate it

Android 10 has come up with something that many have long asked for, a native dark mode . During the last months the applications of Californians, such as Google Maps and Gmail, have been dyed black to adapt to the new trend .

However, they have not been the only ones to update. As the people of XDA Developers point out , the Instagram application already has a dark mode for Android . These are the main changes that we will find in its interface.

How to activate the dark mode now

To be able to enjoy this new aesthetic, the first thing you have to do is update the application to its latest version. We leave you an APKMirror link where you can do it.

The next step is to activate the dark mode of your device. To do this you must have Android 10 or any of the Samsung terminals with One UI .

Perfect for AMOLED panels

You can see it in the screenshots, not all elements are totally black. However, and unlike other applications that only use gray scales, in the new version of Instagram we find a deep black that wraps around the majority of the screen .

On the other hand, the icons of the lower menu, the names of the users and the comments have become white for a correct visualization at TheTecNic.Com. Not only will all these changes improve the experience in low light, but they will help save battery power on those devices that have an AMOLED display.

A new member joins the current of the dark, but we are still waiting for many others to get in the car. Maybe applications as used as WhatsApp incorporate a dark mode in the coming months, we could already see the first samples in its beta version.