Android Q Leak Confirms System-Wide Dark Theme, Experimental Desktop Mode

Posted by hanuca on Jan 17, 2019 7:39 PM EDT
Softpedia; By Marius Nestor
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It's been confirmed many times that Google is working on a system-wide dark theme for a future version of its Linux-based Android mobile operating system, but the latest leak of Android Q gives a first look at the new dark mode and other upcoming features.

Just two weeks ago, a Google engineer revealed the fact the a dark mode is now in development at Google for the upcoming Android Q release, which should see the light of day later this year, but while some of us are still waiting impatiently for Google to release the first Android Q Developer Preview, XDA Developers managed to get their hands on an early build of the mobile OS.

The XDA Developers managed to install the early Android Q developer build, which includes the yet to be released February 2019's security patches, on a Google Pixel 3 XL device, revealing the fact that the upcoming mobile operating system does indeed feature a system-wide dark theme, which can be enabled by tapping on a new "Set Dark mode" option in the Display settings.

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