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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish33•2 years agoIt kinda does if your screen is OLED. The black pixels are actually turned off on OLED screens. On other type of screens - like LCD - the backlight is always turned on
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•2 years agoYep, but then we are talking about actually black backgrounds, which is normally a big no-no in UI design.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoA black pixel in an LCD is in the ‘on’ position with voltage applied. So dark mode uses more power on an LCD, though the number is small.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agoTrue, but I’ve heard it’s still negligible and almost every dark mode is dark, not pure black.
It kinda does if your screen is OLED. The black pixels are actually turned off on OLED screens.
On other type of screens - like LCD - the backlight is always turned on
Yep, but then we are talking about actually black backgrounds, which is normally a big no-no in UI design.
A black pixel in an LCD is in the ‘on’ position with voltage applied. So dark mode uses more power on an LCD, though the number is small.
True, but I’ve heard it’s still negligible and almost every dark mode is dark, not pure black.