How to activate dark mode in Android Auto

In just a few steps you can turn on Android Auto’s dark mode and navigate maps using a darkened interface, but this is a setting you need to manually enable if the app doesn’t automatically enable the mode itself.

Android Auto is a very useful tool if you drive, although it is true that most modern cars already include it, although if you have an older car you may not have this tool , but you can install it on your Android mobile or tablet .

The interesting thing is that you can use Android Auto on the smartphone or tablet and then put the device in the holder to use it. It already offers different functionalities so that the user only focuses on driving and having as few distractions as possible.

One of those options that can be convenient at various times is Android Auto’s night or dark mode , which can offer an easier interface to refer to at certain times and can be enabled quite easily.

Android Auto will usually turn on “day” or “night” mode automatically, but it is possible to put dark mode on permanently . Actually, you are going to force the dark mode, so that the Android Auto maps can always be seen with that interface.

It is a customization option that you must enable from the settings of the Android Auto application of your mobile, in a few steps you will be able to do it. This is what you should do:

  1. Open Android Auto on your mobile, click on the icon of the three horizontal stripes in the upper left and access “settings” .
  2. Among the options you will see, enter one that says “ day/night mode for maps ”. Inside, mark “nocturnal” .

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  1. Now go back and go all the way down where it says “version” tap your finger several times until the developer options are activated.

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  1. Next, click on the icon of the three points that you will see at the top right and click on “developer settings” .

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  1. Enter the “day/night” option . Lastly, check the “controlled by phone” box and you’re good to go.

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Keep in mind that the Android Auto app will be discontinued soon , in the meantime you will be able to activate the functionality, but then you will have to use one of the alternatives to Android Auto, such as the Google Assistant Driving mode, the most similar app to it.

In this simple way you will have activated the dark mode in Android Auto forever , so that, both during the day and at night, the maps of your car should be dark, although you can return to the original settings whenever you want.