Night mode is finally available on WhatsApp for iOS

WhatsApp update numbered2.20.30release this week brings the dark theme to all devices equipped withiOS 13minimum. This allows you to modify the primary color of the service, which goes from white to black, to avoid damaging our vision too much at the end of the day. This change had already affected Instagram and Messenger before.

To download this iteration, you must go through theApp Storeunless you have already activated automatic reception, which is strongly recommended to avoid having to carry out the operation manually each time there is something new. This is also useful in case of an essential security patch sent by developers.

How to activate it?

To obtain thenight mode, it's actually directly from the operating system settings of youriPhonethat everything happens:

  1. Go to the appSettings
  2. Open the menuBrightness and display
  3. InAppearance, checkSombre

It is also possible to ensure that it is only available during a certain time slot: to play with this functionality, simply click onAutomaticthen onPersonalized program. You can then return toWhatsApp, and it's over.

Furthermore, according to the publisher, this update also brings “new options forresearch” which “lets you filter by author and content type, so you can easily find a message or media file.” Having tested it, this tool works well with first and last names and is indeed much more practical than the possibilities that were offered until now.