{"id":139491,"date":"2019-05-28T21:19:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T19:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=139491"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:52:49","slug":"how-to-turn-on-dark-mode-google-keep-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-turn-on-dark-mode-google-keep-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Calendar and Keep apps get the dark mode treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-140020\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Google_Dark_Mode_htgv9y.jpg\" alt=\"Google dark mode\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ever since Google released research it had done that showed <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-one-simple-trick-will-make-your-smartphone-battery-last-longer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">darker colors require less battery power to display on OLED screens<\/a>, we\u2019ve seen a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/messenger-dark-mode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">raft of apps add the dark mode feature to their setup<\/a>. But dark mode has always been popular among users for both aesthetics and the eye-saving ability it offers when you\u2019re using your phone at night.<\/p>\n<p>The really hilarious thing about the Google research, however, is that it came not long after <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/check-out-google-keeps-new-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google began implementing its Material Design philosophy<\/a>, which relied heavily on clean, white backgrounds. Since then, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/chrome-dark-mode-windows-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google has been moving through its core products and adding dark modes<\/a>. There is also a lot of chatter going on that says when Android Q drops, it\u2019ll have a <strong>system-wide dark mode<\/strong> option. For this to work though, all Google apps will need their own dark modes, and this is where we\u2019re at today, letting you know about the newest Google apps to get dark modes.<\/p>\n<h2>Google Calendar and Google Keep on Android get dark modes<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-140015 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Google_Calendar_dark_mode_screenshot_1_tyezwo.jpg\" alt=\"Google Calendar darkmode\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com\/2019\/05\/dark-mode-calendar-keep.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google G Suites update blog<\/a> has released the news that the Android versions of Google Keep and Google Calendar now have dark modes. As mentioned earlier, the release of these new dark modes relates to the upcoming system-wide dark mode that Google will introduce when it rolls out Android Q. Both apps will automatically work in dark mode when Android is set to dark mode, but there are slightly different instructions to follow to enable dark mode on both apps individually.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-140016 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Google_Calendar_dark_mode_screenshot_2_rehh5w.jpg\" alt=\"Google dark mode on calendar app\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>How to activate dark mode on Google Calendar and Google Keep<\/h3>\n<p>The first thing you\u2019ll need to do is make sure that you\u2019ve updated Google Keep and Google Calendar to the latest version. Then to enable dark mode in Google Calendar, you need to go to <strong>Settings<\/strong>, then <strong>General<\/strong>, and finally <strong>Theme<\/strong>. You then click <strong>Enable Dark Mode.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To enable dark mode in Google Keep, you simply need to go to <strong>Setting<\/strong> and hit <strong>Enable Dark Mode.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-140017 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Google_Keep_dark_mode_screenshot_1_hyqh8h.jpg\" alt=\"Google Keep dark mode\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Google Calendar \" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-l,f_auto,dpr_auto\/p\/bd7f7c7e-9b21-11e6-85fd-00163ec9f5fa\/3152754062\/google-calendar-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Google Calendar <\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-calendar.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Free \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--80\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"80\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"8\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">8<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-calendar.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Google Keep\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-l,f_auto,dpr_auto\/p\/ff9ab444-96d4-11e6-85d8-00163ec9f5fa\/89191956\/google-keep-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Google Keep<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-keep.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Free \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--80\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"80\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"8\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">8<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-keep.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The dark mode for Google Calendar is available to all users of Android versions Nougat onward and the dark mode on Google Keep is available to users of Android versions Lollipop through Pie.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-140018 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Google_Keep_dark_mode_screenshot_2_imkjtw.jpg\" alt=\"Google Keep's new dark mode\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t see the dark modes in our versions of the apps just yet, don\u2019t worry. The roll-out for Calendar began on May 16 and the roll-out for Keep began on May 20. In both cases, Google has said that the feature is getting a gradual roll-out and should take up to 15 days for full feature visibility. 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