Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search

Posted by svenfaw on Sunday February 14, 2021 @07:11AM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/10/22276553/google-search-dark-mode-desktop

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Re:Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search by tareqak on Sunday February 14, 2021 @01:23PM (#26134711)

Why not use prefers-color-scheme [0]?

[0] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/pref...

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Re:Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search by type0 on Sunday February 14, 2021 @08:43AM (#26132313)

The Emperor Has No Clothes, now you will have a dark mode, but how about improving the actual search results that is overfilled with SEO garbage?

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Re:Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search by wilsocr88 on Sunday February 14, 2021 @08:43AM (#26132320)

My question on dark mode is, will it become a standard feature across most apps, or will it be seen as a craze that faded away as quickly as it came? It seems amazingly useful to me, but I've spoken to people who can't stand it.

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Re:Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search by toper-centage on Sunday February 14, 2021 @05:12PM (#26136755)

Specially for people with eyesight problems, black themes make it harder to read. As long as sites start respecting User preferences, we should be good.

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Re:Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search by pvinis on Sunday February 14, 2021 @02:46PM (#26135554)

For others that want this in sites that don't have it, check out https://darkreader.org/

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Re:Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search by ricc on Sunday February 14, 2021 @10:57AM (#26133379)

Blackle was truly ahead of its time... http://www.blackle.com/

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Re:Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search by easton on Sunday February 14, 2021 @08:43AM (#26132315)

I have it. It’s fine, but the UI blends together more in dark mode than in light mode, so I don’t know if I’ll keep it long term.

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Re:Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search by bobbydreamer on Sunday February 14, 2021 @02:36PM (#26135450)

Is it that hard to implement. Latest windows upgrade did it. Now theres light, dark and custom.

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Re:Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search by irockzz on Sunday February 14, 2021 @09:51AM (#26132841)

Let's test #FFFFF To #00000

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Re:Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search by meibo on Sunday February 14, 2021 @09:57AM (#26132885)

In case you've never implemented a good dark mode in a big codebase: it's not that easy.

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