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Enable Dark Mode in iOS 13

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Turn on dark mode in iOS 13 from the settings app or your control center. Finally, a simple way to enable system-wide dark mode is here, and owning an iPhone X isn't required!

Whether you want to give your eyes a break, save on battery, or change up the overall appearance of your iPhone or iPad, dark mode has you covered. Although the home screen remains relatively similar, you'll notice a significant difference with apps that use a lot of white space.

The option to automatically switch to dark mode is available, along with the ability to set custom schedules.

For this tutorial, we used an iPhone 7 running iOS 13.2.

Not an iPhone or iPad user? See turn on dark mode in Android Q.

Enable Dark Mode on iOS 13

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Tap the Settings app.

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Tap Display & Brightness.

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Tap Dark to enable this mode
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Tap Light to switch back.
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Toggle to Automatic by tapping the switch.

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By default, your device switches between dark and light mode at sunset and sunrise
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To set a specific schedule, tap Options.
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Tap custom Schedule.

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Toggle the switct next to Schedule, then tap the times below to customize it.
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You can quickly enable/disable dark mode via the control center
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Swipe up from the bottom edge of your screen, then tap the screen brightness icon.

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Tap Dark Mode On' to enable, or Dark Mode Off ro disable.
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