V1.2, DarQ now supports per-app forced dark mode on Android 10 without root. But, in a new development, with the latest version i.e. However, there was only one downside or limitation for users is that it requires you to have root access on your Android phone. DarkQ AppĮxpectedly, XDA Developers came to the rescue and recognized Developer Quinny899released an app in June 2019, called DarQ which allows users to force per-app basis dark mode on Android 10. Although there are several apps that support this feature including Google’s stock apps, there is no way to force enable dark mode on third-party apps. The dark mode helps in applying a system-wide dark theme that is easy on the eyes and looks brilliant on OLED displays.Īnother advantage is that it helps you save a bit of battery as well. The app now requires the user to grant it ADB shell-level permissions so that it can run the same command of the forced dark mode option without needing root.ĭarQ also uses an Accessibility Service so that it can detect when the user's selected apps are in the foreground to enable forced dark mode, and then disable dark mode when those apps aren't in the foreground.Dark Mode is one of the most prominent features that Android 10 brought in for Android devices.

It does this by using an ADB script, which has to be downloaded separately. With version 1.2, DarQ has now been updated to support per-app dark mode on Android 10 without root. We can always trust the community to come up with innovative solutions, though. OPPO's ColorOS 7 has added a forced system-wide dark mode toggle in the display settings (bringing it out of Developer Options), but again, it can't be toggled on a per-app basis. Even custom user interfaces didn't have the solution to the problem. This meant that unrooted users were out of the action.

The only limitation with DarQ was that it required root because it sent a shell command that required elevated privileges to enable the forced dark mode option.

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