Google has launched Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL with some great specifications, new features, and improved user interface. Both the devices also feature a light and dark theme that will change according to your phone’s wallpaper. For example, the Live Earth Wallpapers will switch your device’s theme from white to black. Today, we’ll tell you about how to unlock hidden dark theme on Pixel 2. Read on to know how to do so.
Unlock Hidden Dark Theme on Pixel 2
There’s no Settings menu to switch between light and dark themes on the Pixel 2. Rather than, all you need to do is change your wallpaper to a darker image. To do so, you can long-press on the home screen until a menu pops up. You can then select “Wallpaper” and pick from a list of default options and your own saved images. Once you make changes, the dark theme will switch on automatically to match your new wallpaper.
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Once you apply a dark colored wallpaper on the Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL, the background of app folders will change to a dark gray, the app drawer will become more transparent with a darkish hue, and the quick settings panel will go completely black making good use of the phones’ OLED display. So, this way you can unlock hidden dark theme on Pixel 2 by changing the wallpaper to a darker one. The dark wallpaper will automatically switch the app drawer, notification tray, quick settings along with the new power menu switches from white to black. In addition, the dark mode on Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL changes the notification shade and the app launcher to black color.
The dark theme will look nice on the Pixel 2, thanks to its AMOLED display. Because AMOLED displays light up each pixel individually, the display essentially turns off for black colors resulting in deeper black hues. Apart from your visual preferences, using a dark theme on the Pixel 2 also comes with a big perk – it can save your phone’s battery life.
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