Knowing how to turn on Google Maps dark mode on iOS is one way to make life easier on your eyes, especially as Apple Maps doesn't let you switch such a mode on and off at will.
Having arrived this September, Google Maps' dark mode on iOS allows you to now switch dark mode on or off at will, regardless of how your iPhone is set up.
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So with that in mind, here’s how to turn on Google Maps dark mode on iOS.
How to turn on Google Maps dark mode on iOS
Turning on dark mode in Google Maps is pretty simple.
1. Just open up the Google Maps app, and tap your Google account icon on the right hand side of the search bar.
2. From there hit the Settings option
3. In the resulting settings menu tap the Dark Mode option half way down the screen
4. You’re then faced with three choices: The option to turn Dark Mode on, off, or tie it to your device settings.
5. One switches Google Maps into perpetual darkness, the other switches it to the bright white all the time, while 'same as device settings' means Google Maps' dark mode tied to how your iPhone has been set up.
6. If you want to tweak the Dark Mode settings for your whole phone, you’ll have to head into the Settings menu and choose Display & Brightness. There you’ll see all the various theme options to tinker with as you see fit.
But if you’d rather not keep Google Maps in line with the rest of your phone, you don’t have to. It’s completely up to you, should you not want the settings menu to dictate how you see every little thing.
As for any Android users who might be reading this, the whole process is basically the same. The only difference is that the menus look slightly, but inconsequentially, different.
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