Google's mobile search app just got a snazzy new dark mode

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Google's mobile search app just got a snazzy new dark mode
Now that's easier on the eyes. Credit: Jaap Arriens / NurPhoto via Getty Images

Starting Tuesday, Google will begin rolling out a dark mode setting for its mobile search app on Android and iOS.

Once that update is live, the app should default to dark mode if you have it enabled on a system-wide level. If not, you'll find the option in the settings menu, though you'll need to be running Android 10 or iOS 12 and up to benefit.

Now, you're probably wondering what it looks like. Well, wonder no more:


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It's Google, but dark. Credit: google

It may not be revolutionary, but hey, don't fix what isn't broken, right? It looks exactly the same as Chrome or Gmail does in dark mode and that's fine.

As long as we have the option of turning it on and avoiding the eye strain that light mode causes, then consider us dark mode advocates happy.

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Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at yelix.bsky.social.

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