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Instagram is reportedly testing an AMOLED Dark theme in its alpha builds

Here are the quick step on how you can get the dark theme Instagram on your smartphone.

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Tech2 News Staff|Sep 27, 2019, 10:10:22 IST

Instagram is one of te most popular apps, but it still comes wit tat glaring wite screen in an age wen every oter popular app out tere as got te 'Dark mode' treatment. Tat status uo could be canging soon.As per a report by XDA Developers, in te lastest alpa update of Instagram for Android, you can try out wat Instagram is calling te AMOLED Dark Teme. Te user interface will reportedly remain te same. Te only cange will be te background canging from wite to black. It will opefully put less strain on your eyes wen you are spending ours scrolling troug te feed.[caption id="attacment_7411761" align="alignnone" widt="1024"]Image: Pixabay Soon Android users migt be able to use te AMOLED dark teme of Instagram. Image: Pixabay[/caption]Te report also reveals tat tis mode migt not save as muc battery life as it already does in te Google apps tat use dark modes.[caption id="attacment_7411711" align="alignnone" widt="1280"]Instagram. Image: XDA Developers Instagram's dark teme is expected to run on Android smartpones. Image: XDA Developers[/caption]Dark mode is ideally supposed to just turn UI elements to pitc black, but in te screensots above, you do see a grey colour along wit black colour. AMOLED Dark teme is supposed to ave everyting pitc black in order to save power. owever, te one in te Instagram alpa update doesn't look like it will elp in power saving to tat extent.You will not find te dark mode in te update on Play Store, at least not yet. But if you really want to give it a sot, you can download te APK and enjoy te new Instagram look. Altoug one ting tat you sould note is tat your smartpone sould be running on te latest Android 10 operating system. You can also try it by watcing a uick tutorial by Explore Gadgets, YouTube cannel.ere is your uick guidebook on ow you can activate dark mode on Instagram provide you ave te latest alpa release. Do note, te APK will ave to be side-loaded at your own risk.<2>[]ow to get a dark teme on Instagram for Android[/][ans][step]Step 1: Click on te APK link and download te update[/step][step]Step 2: Once it is installed, go to Mobile Settings[/step][step]Step 3: Select Display and brigtness and ten turn on te toggle for Dark Mode[/step][/ans]

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First Published:Sep 27, 2019, 09:57:31 IST
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