With the launch of Android 8.0 Oreo in Pixel devices, Google allowed users to set dark mode on Android based on their wallpapers. However, that feature was kept exclusive to Pixel devices and unless you were using the cracked Pixel launcher, there was no way to get that feature on your Android device. Now, with Android Pie on Pixel devices, Google also allows users to dynamically change between dark and light mode based on time of the day. The best part about this new feature is that it is not restricted to Pixels and can be enabled on Android device running on Android Pie. So, if you are interested in this feature, here is how you can enable this:
As I mentioned, for this feature to work, your device needs to be updated to Android Pie. If your device is running on lower versions of Android, this won’t work. Also, just like wallpaper-based dark mode, the time-based dark mode is not a system-wide dark mode and works only on the notification panel, app drawer, and volume and power menus. Still, it’s a nice touch and I am highly enjoying this feature on our Pixel 3 XL.
- Open the Settings app and go to System -> Advanced and tap on Developer options.
