How to manually enable Dark Mode in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13

Ever since Apple announced the iOS 13 update, Dark Mode has been one-of-the most talked-about features. The iOS 13 brings a system-wide dark mode which when turned on, reskins the entire user-interface into Black and dark Grey including wallpapers of the phone. Although you get to choose either the Dark Mode or the regular Light mode on iPhone during the initial setup process, it can be changed manually later. There’s a way to automate it as well. So, in this how-to guide, we tell you how to activate Dark Mode on iPhone and automate it.

Prerequisite

iOS 13 must be installed on the iPhone

Steps to enable Dark Mode manually

1.Open Settings app on your iPhone

2.Now, head to Display & Brightness

3.Here you’ll see a new Light and Dark themes option at the top of the screen

4.Tap on the Dark toggle to enable Dark Mode

Steps to automate the process

To automate the feature, tap on the Automatic button toggle to turn it on

1.Here tap on options

2.Now, choose the option ‘Light until Sunset’

3.This will automatically turn on the Dark Mode upon Sunset

4.Now, if you want to schedule the Dark Mode, choose the ‘Schedule’ option

5.Enter time and other details

6.After this, the Dark Mode will automatically be triggered at the set time.

iOS 13 also allows users to turn on and off the Dark Mode using Control Center and Siri

To activate using Siri, simply say “Hey Siri, turn on the Dark mode.”

To activate using control center, head to Settings -> General -> Control Center -> and add the Dark Mode toggle

Now, simply open the control center on your iPhone and tap on the toggle to activate and deactivate it.

Also, do keep in mind that the Dark Mode is also available on iPadOS and one need to follow the same steps as iOS13.