Galaxy S10 night mode allows you to use the dark theme in system-wide to help your eyes and save battery. So, it is sometimes called the dark mode.
On Galaxy S10, Samsung chose to extend the dark theme features in the stock Android Pie to deliver better user experiences with the new One UI.
This Galaxy S10 how-to guide explains the details of the night mode on Galaxy S10 (including Galaxy S10, S10e, S10+, and S10 5G), and shows you how to enable and customize the night mode.
What is Galaxy S10 night mode? Why you may need it?
By default, Android phones tend to use a white background. This usually looks great when you show the screenshot in presentations.
But it is not good for your eyes, especially in the low-light conditions, for example, in a theatre, or in the bedroom.
For the OLED screen like the one in all Galaxy S10 phones, the black (dark) background can save noticeable battery as well.
In Android Pie (Android 9), Google finally introduced the dark theme. But it is half-baked: the setting page still uses a white background even you enable the dark theme, as explained in this guide.
Samsung started to support third-party themes since the Galaxy S6. So, technically, you can get a dark theme for your S6, S7, S8, S9, and S10 with a third-party theme from the Galaxy Store. But the quality of these third-party themes varies sharply.
In Android Pie update, Samsung implemented and enhanced the dark theme feature in the stock Android. And it is named as the night mode.
So, Galaxy S10 night mode is essentially an enhanced (improved) version of the dark theme in Android Pie.
You should not confuse this night mode with the newly added night mode in Galaxy S10 camera app, which is just a camera mode for low-light conditions. The night mode discussed here is a theme (or template) with a dark (black) background.
In the Android 10 update for Galaxy S10, a new dark mode was introduced. In Android 12 update for Galaxy S10, you may use Extra Dim to dim the screen beyond the minimum brightness level.
How to enable and customize the Galaxy S10 night mode?
By default, the night mode is not enabled on Galaxy S10 (S10, S10+, S10e, and S10 5G). You need to enable it by following the steps below if you want to try or use the night mode.
In Galaxy S10 Settings, tap Display as shown in the screenshot below.
In the Display settings page, as shown above, you can find the Night mode option.
You can tap the switch (or drag it to the right side) to enable the night mode immediately.
Of course, you can tap Nigth mode (not the switch) to open the night mode settings so that you can further customize (schedule) it.
As shown below, you can use the night mode on Galaxy S10 in two ways… Read the rest