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How to Enable Dark Mode on Snapchat?

November 10, 2022

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We all know about the dark mode feature on Android or iOS, and its compatibility with the apps. Likewise, do you know about this interesting dark mode feature on snapchat? If not, it’s not too late to know about dark mode on snapchat.

Dark mode will save your battery and will make it easier to use the apps at night. Now every application has a built-in dark mode feature

In this article we will let you know about the dark mode feature of snapchat and how to avail it on your mobile, and how it looks, etc.

Let’s know about Dark Mode in Snapchat on iOS ( iPad, iPhone)

To avail the feature of dark mode in Snapchat we need to follow the below methods

1.Snapchat Settings

In iOS, Snapchat would be set to match the system theme. We can now switch to dark mode from the following steps

Open Snapchat on your iOS device
Tap on Bitmoji icon at the top left corner

Now go to settings icon at the top right

Scroll down and find App Appearance and tap on App Appearance

Select Always Dark

If you want your snapchat according to your theme then, choose Match System.

2. Smart Invert

Snapchat can be turned to dark mode not by snapchat settings, you can also use Smart Invert mode on iOS. Let’s see how to use this in the following steps

Go to Settings in your iOS Apps
Scroll down and find Accessibility
Tap on Accessibility
Go to Display and Text Size
Turn on the Smart Invert

Now you will be able to get your dark mode available to snapchat without even changing its settings. It will invert the colors not only in Snapchat but also in other apps.

Let’s know about Dark Mode in Snapchat on Android

In Android there’s a built in dark theme which automatically applies to your applications except in Snapchat or few other apps. To avail this dark mode in Snapchat on Android version let’s follow the below methods.

1.Force Dark Mode in Snapchat

If the app doesn’t have a built-in dark mode feature, then they use force dark mode for the apps installed on the device. This is specially seen in the OnePlus, Realme, Oppo, Vivo Smartphones.

Now let’s get to know the steps to force enable dark themes in the Snapchat app for Android.

Go to Settings of Your Android
Open Display and Brightness
Click on Dark Mode settings
Tap Dark mode for third-party apps
Find Snapchat and toggle for it.
Tap Turn on when prompted to enable dark mode in snap chat.

2. Force Dark Mode in Snapchat using Dev Options in Android

Now lets see another method of availing dark mode on Snapchat. Following are the steps to be followed,

Go to Settings of Your Android and Scroll down for System settings

Open Developer Options

Turn it On and Scroll down and enable the toggle for Override force Dark

Now check your Snapchat, if dark mode is applied or not

3. Using Substratum

Substrates is kind of a theme when installed in your Android, the dark mode gets applied to any kind of app. This is a theme engine on your Android device, then the Swift Black theme to enable system-wide dark mode. While using substratum you have to use root with it. But by Andromeda there’s no need for using root on Android 8.0.

Snapchat Dark Mode?

Many are waiting for Snapchat’s dark mode roll out. But the roll out is already out in May 2021 but for iOS users. And Android users are waiting for this feature. So until Snapchat roll out for Android users they can follow the above methods.