{"id":146957,"date":"2020-06-19T16:06:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T14:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?p=146957"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:21:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:21:05","slug":"how-to-dark-mode-kindle-app-ipad-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/how-to-dark-mode-kindle-app-ipad-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindle for iPhone &#8211; a quick trick to turn dark mode on and off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lowlight has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Update:<\/strong> the app now comes with automatic dark mode of the Reading interface. <a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/amazon-kindle-app-iphone-ipad-gets-automatic-theme-switcher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read how to enable or disable it<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Kindle app for iPhone still doesn&#8217;t support automatic Dark Mode, but there is a way to quickly switch the app&#8217;s reading view theme.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the launch of iOS 13 in September 2019, iPad and iPhone users can enable Dark Mode, a light-on-dark color theme that&#8217;s especially helpful when using the device in poor light conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background has-system-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dedede;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:1em;padding-right:1.5em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1.5em\"><ul class=\"has-dates has-small-font-size wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/top-free-ebooks-christmas-2023\/'>Free ebooks for Christmas 2023: here are the top 20 downloads<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-12-15T14:05:39+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Dec 15, 2023<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/best-personalized-library-gifts\/'>12 best personalized gifts for librarians and library supporters<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-11-18T11:11:37+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Nov 18, 2023<\/time> <\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dark Mode can be turned on automatically, at sunset or at a specific time, and many app developers have introduced dark themes that are dependent on these system settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automatic dark mode would work great in <a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/best-ipad-iphone-apps-reading-books\/\">book apps for iPad and iPhone<\/a>. When you read in the daylight, you prefer a sepia or white theme, but in the evening you don&#8217;t want the flash of light, so most probably you switch to black or dark background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some book apps, naming only Google Play Books, support automatic theme switching, but unfortunately, Kindle app for iOS is not among them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kindle app lets you choose a theme of a library view, but what really matters is a color scheme of the reading view. And if you want to change it, you have to do it manually, by going to &#8220;Aa&#8221; menu and choosing one of four background colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s even worse, the iPhone version of the app has an advanced &#8220;Aa&#8221; menu, and it <strong>takes even more steps to change the theme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, here is a tip to reduce the number of taps, if you want to switch a reading theme from light to dark and back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s thanks to a handy feature Kindle for iPhone has added in one of recent updates \u2013 saving custom reading themes. It&#8217;s worth pointing out that you can save themes based on several settings, such as spacing or alignment, not only color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to set up dark theme switcher on Kindle for iPhone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kindle-for-iPhone-manual-Dark-Mode-switcher.jpg?resize=1200%2C854&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kindle for iPhone - manual Dark Mode switcher\" class=\"wp-image-146959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kindle-for-iPhone-manual-Dark-Mode-switcher.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kindle-for-iPhone-manual-Dark-Mode-switcher.jpg?resize=220%2C157&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kindle-for-iPhone-manual-Dark-Mode-switcher.jpg?resize=540%2C384&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kindle-for-iPhone-manual-Dark-Mode-switcher.jpg?resize=768%2C547&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kindle-for-iPhone-manual-Dark-Mode-switcher.jpg?resize=160%2C114&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kindle-for-iPhone-manual-Dark-Mode-switcher.jpg?resize=840%2C598&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Open a Kindle app and open any book in it \u2013 now you are in the reading view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Tap the screen to reveal the top menu, then tap the &#8220;Aa&#8221; menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> In the &#8220;Layout&#8221; tab, choose the background color for your daylight mode. You will probably use white or sepia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Tap the &#8220;Themes&#8221; tab, and then the &#8220;Save&#8221; button. The dialog box will appear asking you to name the theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Go to &#8220;Layout&#8221; tab, choose the color for nighttime mode, and repeat the steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you have two themes that work as a quick Dark Mode manual switcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Keep exploring. 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