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Black or white

Pipstop78 — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 14:05:23 GMT

I have all ways had my phone on the light screen and battery seems to waste a way quickly. But some one at work said it's much better to have your phone on dark all the time cause the battery doesn't drain as quick is this true

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jonsie — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 14:27:59 GMT

Not too sure of that validity or not

My phone is always on dark mode and I find battery consumption good plus I find it easier on the eyes

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jonsie — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 14:31:22 GMT

Opinion seems to be split on Google

Changing from light to dark mode reduces the phone's power consumption by 42% at 100% screen brightness. When the brightness level is 50%, switching from light mode to dark mode saves 9 % of the battery, and when the brightness level is 30%, the saving is only 3 %.

Does dark mode actually save battery life and is more eco-friendly? | Dodonut

Re: Black or white

Enlli — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 14:32:07 GMT

Only way to check is run for a week in light and then a week in dark and see if there is a change.

With regards to the eyes this is a reasonable article

https://www.allaboutvision.com/digital-eye-strain/is-dark-mode-better-for-eyes/#:~:text=use%20dark%20mode.-,Is%20dark%20mode%20better%20for%20your%20eyes%3F,to%20focus%20on%20the%20screen.

Re: Black or white

Oxonian — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 17:53:43 GMT

@Pipstop78

A good way to conserve your 'phones battery is to close all of your apps occasionally and to just reopen those that you actually use ; apps that are open in the background inevitably consume system resources.