
How to turn on/off kindle dark mode?
Starting from the home screen, swipe downward to access the quick actions menu. Once the quick-access settings are visible, just tap the Dark toggle located at the top.
Since the software updates regularly, Kindle has a host of new features, some designed to support the enhanced formatting, others are designed to improve the kindle stability. Dark mode catches many of my attention as it’s supposed to make kindle more comfortable for reading in the night or with poor light. This article explains how to turn kindle dark mode on and off. Even more, it also show you how to turn on/off dark mode on Kindle app for Android, iOS, PC and Mac.
What is Dark Mode in Kindle?
Kindle Dark Mode was previously referred to as Inverted Mode which is using white text and a black background. Actually, this is not a new feature, but Kindle adds a dark mode toggle to the quick settings menu to instantly turn Dark Mode on and off.
Some tips you should know after applying the Dark Mode.
Tip 1 Dark Mode is smoother with page refresh turned off, but you may see a bit of ghosting of text from previous pages. It can be distracted if you turned on page refresh on in Kindle Dark Mode since the screen will flash white with every page turn. You can turn off your page refresh by tapping Settings >>Reading Options >> Page Refresh.
Tip 2 Dark Mode doesn’t work with all content. Comics, for instance, aren’t inverted.
Tip 3 PDFs are inverted but you can’t turn off the page refresh settings with PDFs so the page will flash white with every page turn.
How to turn Kindle Dark Mode on and off?
Before turning on and off the Dark Mode on your kindle, you need to know that this features isn’t available on all kindle models.
• Kindle Paperwhite 2021
• Kindle Paperwhite 4 (10th generation)
• Kindle Oasis 2 (9th Generation)
• Kindle Oasis 3 (10th Generation)
If you are not seeing this feature available on your kindles, two things you should check:
1 Go to the home of your kindle, tap at the top of the display to show your menu bar.
2 Tap “Settings” and you’ll see Dark mode icon. Tap it to turn dark mode on. If you want to turn dark mode off, just tap it again.
Pro tip: By combining the front-light with the color temperature system, also known as warm light, the reading experience undergoes a significant transformation. Instead of a black background, it takes on a rich brown hue, while the text, instead of being white, shifts to a lighter brown, reminiscent of aged parchment.
How to Turn kindle app Dark Mode on/off
If you are on Kindle app, it is also easy for you to choose dark mode or light mode.
Kindle for PC Dark Mode
1. Go to the Library of Kindle for PC, click View>>Theme>>Dark. And you’ll end up with your kindle for pc library has been changed for dark mode. If you tried to read books, you’ll find your text is still black with white background. Here is a further step.
2. Open any book in your kindle for PC library, then click View>>Color Mode>>Dark.
Now this time you’ll see the reading background is black with white text.
Kindle for MAC Dark Mode
Two steps for turning kindle for Mac dark mode on/off:
1. In kindle for Mac Library, click “View>>Theme>>Dark/Light”, you can switch your kindle library between Dark Mode and Light Mode.
2. Then open any books, click View>>Color Mode>>Dark, you will turn your Kindle for Mac into Dark Mode. If you want to go to the light mode, just click View>>Color Mode>>White.
The steps is almost the same as on Kindle for PC.
Kindle for Android Dark Mode
Kindle app for Android also allows you to turn on dark mode by navigating to More >> Settings >> Color Theme >> Dark. This operation doesn’t change the contents of your ebooks.
If you want to change your reading background, tap the Aa icon at top of each book, tap Layout and select the black dot.
Kindle for iPhone/iPad Dark Mode
As for kindle app for iOS, it is also dead simple to turn Dark Mode on and off. All you have to do is tap More>Settings>>Color Theme>>Dark. This will only set the Kindle for iOS library in Dark Mode.
To set the reading background color, tap the Aa icon at the top of any book, select Layout and then select Black at the background color.
Some people love Dark Mode. It’s a common feature in reading apps on tablets and phones. Have you turned your kindle/Kindle app Dark Mode on? Let’s know in the comments.

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For some reason my iPad kindle app has removed dark mode on the Home and Library screens. None of the Kindle's settings allows me to bring back dark mode. This is different than the book theme or setting for dark mode while reading.
Do you have any advice on how to restore this?
Thank you,
Tod
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