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Google Search’s dark theme goes from gray to pitch-black on the web for some
Brace yourselves as the darkness further darkens
We all like dark mode for many reasons: reduced eye strain, battery savings for OLEDs, and its coolness factor, to name a few. Android adopted the feature in 2019, but it was only in December of 2020 that Google started testing it on Search for desktop. The experience gradually spread to more users before finally rolling out to everyone in September of last year — in the color gray. New evidence suggests that Google wants to introduce an even darker dark mode to Search.
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After testing it for months, Google has finally started flipping on dark theme/mode support for Search on the Web for a lucky few. So far as we can tell, it still hasn't hit everyone yet, and this could be just another test or a limited rollout ahead of a formal announcement. Still, reports today seem quite a bit more widespread than they were the last few times Google played with the feature on customers' computers.
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Dark mode has soothed more eyes than green tea bags. Don't ask me to prove it, but you get the point. It's utterly convenient and at a time when we're glued to screens 24/7, it's more useful than ever. The Google search website, the most visited page in the world, briefly tested dark mode for desktops last year. Now, it seems like the test is being conducted again.
Over the weekend, the Google search website briefly turned gray and black for some people who use a dark theme on their desktop computers. It looks like the company was testing a proper dark mode for its desktop website, but by now, it's already disappeared for those who initially got in on the test. If we're not in for another flip-flopping experience á la Google Maps (which had its own dark mode appear and disappear multiple times over the year), we might soon be able to enjoy our web searches dunked in an eye-soothing dark mode.