

In previous versions of dark mode for Chrome, grey text has shown up as bright white to better contrast with the new black background and improve readability. Text will also undergo changes in Chrome 77. This function automatically activates a ‘dark mode’ version of a site if one is readily available and only inverts the colours itself if there is no set alternative. In Chrome 76, dark mode underwent massive improvements when Google added the ‘prefers-color-scheme’ query for CSS. This isn’t the first time Chrome for Android has addressed the issue. Google seems to be taking a step to combat this in Chrome 77 for Android by detecting images and not inverting them, regardless of how much white space the picture contains.


This can be really annoying when you’re scrolling through a picture-heavy site or social media. While this is all well and good for text, images often end up getting sacrificed in the exchange. One of the major problems found in a lot of default smartphone and laptop dark modes is that they function by inverting your screen across all websites and programmes. Google has released the beta for Chrome 77 – the latest update to the Google Chrome Android app – and the popular dark mode feature looks more intuitive than ever. Dark mode is getting a revamp for Android’s Google Chrome app, and it’s going to be a lot better at detecting images.
