The Google app on Android may be getting even darker on dark mode as a new shade for the app’s background is currently being tested. The color isn’t really pitch black but is still darker than the usual dark grey and also looks to be having a warmer tone.
The change reflects on the search bar too on the Discover page of the app, although the bottom tab retains the lighter grey color. Search results look largely unaltered though and the same goes for the Snapshot page as well.
All in all, the new colors should be easier on the eyes during your late-night Google searching sessions. Darker colors are also less taxing on the battery with OLED displays so that’s another plus.
As to why Google bothered with such a subtle change, well, it could have something to do with Material You. I recall spotting Chrome and the Play Store switch to a similar darker shade of grey sometime back before they gained support for dynamic theming, so the Google app could be getting treated to the same now. The app currently does not appear to support Material You and looks rather out of place among the sea of monet-supporting Google apps.
If you wish to check out the new colors on the app too, then you’ll want to download Google’s latest 13.8 update which you can get via APKMirror. Or you could just wait for the changes to appear on the stable branch, which shouldn’t be much longer.
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