In August, Google announced that its iOS Maps app would soon be switching to dark mode. But although the feature was fully launched in early September, it arrived quietly enough that several Bord staff members didn't even notice his appearance until we started getting in-app notifications. If you've also been in the dark, rather than in the dark mode (sorry), here's how to enable the feature.
From the main Google Maps interface on iOS, tap your profile picture in the top right of the screen. Choose "Settings" from the menu, then select "Dark Mode" in the Using Maps section. Here you have three options:On, Off, and "Same as device setting" (which automatically turns dark mode on or off depending on what you have enabled at the operating system level).
If you're on Android, a similar feature was released earlier in the year, but the route to enabling it is a bit different than on iOS. Here you need to tap on your profile picture, then "Settings", then "Theme" and select from the same three options as iOS.
If you ask us, the best bet either way is for Google Maps to use the same setting as your device so that all your apps match perfectly with each other. But don't let us tell you what to do. Follow your heart.
