Native Dark Mode Finally Starts Rolling Out For Gmail on Android

Later on years of ignoring agog requests from users to roll out a 'night manner' in some of its well-nigh popular software (including Android itself), Google is all of a sudden embracing its inner darkness in all its glory. After incorporating the Nighttime Mode in Android 10, the company is now rolling out the much-requested feature in a number of its apps, including Google Photos, Google Maps, Google Fit, Google Chrome, Android Auto and more.

Later on teasing the impending rollout of a native dark mode in the Gmail app for Android final week on the official Android x site, Google has now started officially rolling out the new feature to users worldwide. Every bit is the case with most new rollouts of this magnitude, this particular characteristic is too being rolled out in a phased manner, which means we're yet to see it on any of our devices here at Beebom, merely according to 9to5Google, the option is starting to evidence upwardly for some users.

Native Dark Mode Finally Starts Rolling Out For Gmail on Android — Screenshots Courtesy: 9to5Google

It is said to be available with version 2019.08.18.267044774 of the Gmail app on Android, which is currently available on the Play Shop. However, information technology's nonetheless a server-side update, which means fifty-fifty after updating your app to the latest version, yous might still accept to wait a while longer to get the new characteristic. Similar with other Google apps, there are three UI options in the Settings carte du jour on Gmail now: Low-cal, Dark and Organization Default.

Google showtime started testing the dark mode on Android earlier this year, when information technology started rolling it out for a handful of users. However, information technology was yet a piece of work in progress, and was painfully buggy at the best of times, as we reported last June. However, now that the terminal version is rolling out for expert, let'south promise it will piece of work exactly every bit expected.