How To Turn On TikTok Dark Mode?

Scrolling through TikTok is how most of us spend our free time, so why not make the experience a little more comfortable for the eyes? While this app is mostly known for its for you page, having the TikTok dark mode on will save you from getting blinded whenever you visit a profile. But how do you turn the dark mode on?

Most apps nowadays come with a dark mode setting. TikTok is not an exception. You can use the dark mode TikTok on any device; you need to change the content settings or switch your iPhone settings.

In this article, we’ll see ways to turn on TikTok dark mode on Android and iPhone.

How To Make TikTok Dark Mode? (iPhone)

Turning on the dark mode on TikTok will only change the way you see TikTok’s interface; it will not change any TikTok videos that pop up on your for you page. It is easy to turn on TikTok dark mode on iPhone. First, you need to turn on your iPhone’s dark mode, which will make TikTok’s interface dark.

Here are the steps on how to turn on night mode on TikTok on iPhone:

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone and scroll down to find ‘Display and brightness.’
  2. Turn the toggle on for Dark under the appearance tab.

This is the easiest way you can switch on your iPhone. This will save you a lot of steps going into TikTok settings. But if you dont want your entire phone to be dark, you can try the other method, which is turning the setting on through TikTok settings.

Here are the steps on how to make TikTok dark mode:

  1. Open TikTok and select the profile icon at the bottom right corner of the screen.
  2. Tap the three dots and scroll down to find ‘Dark mode’ under the ‘Content and activity’ tab.
  3. Select Dark if you want the app to be dark all the time, or turn the toggle on for ‘Use device settings’ if you want the mode on just when your device is in darker mode.

And that’s it! That’s how to put TikTok on dark mode on iPhone.

How To Put TikTok On Dark Mode? (Android)

This video-sharing platform doesn’t have the dark setting option on Android, so you will have to struggle a bit more to get it. You will need to run the lite version of the app for darker mode on Android, and you will have to force dark mode through your device settings.

So, here are the steps for Android dark mode on TikTok:

  1. Download TikTok lite from Google play store and sign into it.
  2. Open device Settings on your Android phone and scroll down to find the ‘About phone’ setting.
  3. Select the Version setting and continuously tap on ‘Build number’ to enable developer mode.
  4. Enter your screen lock password, and you will have access to developer settings.
  5. Now go back to Settings options and look for ‘Developer settings.’
  6. You will either find ‘Developer settings’ among all the settings, or you will find them in ‘Additional Settings.’
  7. Scroll down in the ‘Developer settings’ to find the ‘Force dark mode’ and turn the toggle on.

Your lite version of the app should be converted to dark now. Unfortunately, you will not see this mode applied to the regular app. However, the lite app will automatically switch to the same mode when your device is in night mode.

While using TikTok at night, you might hurt your eyes with the light mode. The solution? Switch to TikTok dark mode! This only changes the TikTok interface and will not affect the content you are watching.

Making the app turn to night mode is easier on iPhone as TikTok has released the feature for iOS. But using the same feature on android takes a little more time. You need first to download the lite app, and then you need to forcefully turn on dark mode in developer settings on your device.

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