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The benefits of dark mode

August 14, For messages in Mail, this appearance preference has two benefits: First is legibility. White backgrounds emphasize floaters , those tiny spots of fibers that appear in some people's vision. People with disorders like photophobia or keratoconus , conditions that cause high sensitivity to light, might read more easily with dark themes.

Dark themes are also commonly seen as less distracting, especially for platforms like Spotify and Steam: The designers want the outside world to fall away, so you spend more time in the app.

That may also be why programmers use dark backgrounds for long coding sessions, to focus more easily on each line. On one point, I must concede: Dark mode is good for battery life on the latest iPhones.

According to iFixit , on OLED screens—which light pixels individually, meaning turned-off pixels don't use any power—the swaths of black areas in dark themes conserve battery. LED screens light all pixels from the edges of the screen and use the same amount of power whether the screen is black or white.

In the end, more display options are better, and people should use whichever lighting theme they want.

If you enjoy pretending you're a hacker, or just feel more comfortable using darker themes, use whatever screen style you want. Ultimately, it's a matter of personal preference and accessibility. But in most cases, what would really help your eye strain is to not stare at a screen all day.