iPhone Siri - Enable Dark Mode; 'Sorry can't change that setting'

[kdarling]

(I remember writing papers in college using the precursor to current word processing programs where the text was green on a black background), but that did not last long and things shifted to be more like the printed world, of black (or colored) text on a white background.

Yep, good old green screens

Interestingly, one of the major reasons to go with a light background is that our eyes don't like to deal with large changing ratios of bright to dark.

Since the background is so much bigger than the area used by letters, the background is the key factor:

• On a dark background, comparing an empty dark screen, and a full screen of bright letters, the difference in the total amount of brightness is very large.
• On a light background, the bright background area is much bigger than the relatively little area used even by a full screen of black letters, so the brightness difference between an empty and full text screen is very slight.

So, ergonomically, a light background is much better for editing or flipping pages of various text amounts to be read.

 

[Armen]

WWDC, Dark mode for Apple TV (probably why Siri responds to it)

Confirmed: no dark mode for iOS.

 

[DJLAXL]

*sigh*

 

[bandofbrothers]

Disappointed

Was really hoping for this in iOS.

 

[Mlrollin91]

As I predicted. Dark mode will arrive with OLED iPhone.

 

[d5aqoëp]

No mention of Dark mode is WWDC. Maybe it will come in 10.3.5

 

[Armen]

As I predicted. Dark mode will arrive with OLED iPhone.

I don't know about that man. What is the driving thought behind a dark mode? For Apple TV it simulates Youtube's theatre mode where it's dark everywhere else so you can focus on your video. On MacOS if you're working it helps you concentrate better.

Why would you make iOS dark? so you can't read it in sunlight or for the brief moment in time before you go to bed?

iOS Dark mode is a "neat" feature we all want but it doesn't really suit a purpose so I don't see Apple doing it.

 

[chatbr]

I dont know if this was already said it, but we did have a Dark Mode in a Beta iOS a long time ago, which was removed in the beta afterwards. Apple have already considered a dark mode in the past. If by now they didnt add it, they sure have a reason behind it. I am sad about it too, but nothing we can do. But looks like we wont get it anytime soon.
For now I will stick with apps that allow me to use dark backgrounds ( Twittelator, Alien Blue, Vessel... )
Probably the setting its trying to change is that code, thats probably still left in.

 

[C DM]

I dont know if this was already said it, but we did have a Dark Mode in a Beta iOS a long time ago, which was removed in the beta afterwards. Apple have already considered a dark mode in the past. If by now they didnt add it, they sure have a reason behind it. I am sad about it too, but nothing we can do. But looks like we wont get it anytime soon.
For now I will stick with apps that allow me to use dark backgrounds ( Twittelator, Alien Blue, Vessel... )
Probably the setting its trying to change is that code, thats probably still left in.

Which beta was that?

 

[chatbr]

Which beta was that?

Dont quote me on that: iOS 7.1 Beta.
I really cant remember.

 

[the1payday]

Which beta was that?

I believe this was ONLY for keyboard color though, in the 1 beta it was actually present in, right?

 

[C DM]

Dont quote me on that: iOS 7.1 Beta.
I really cant remember.

I believe this was ONLY for keyboard color though, in the 1 beta it was actually present in, right?

Yeah, as I recall that was simply for the option to use the darker keyboard as the default basically, which is fairly different from a dark mode that would apply to the OS overall.

 

[chatbr]

Yeah, as I recall that was simply for the option to use the darker keyboard as the default basically, which is fairly different from a dark mode that would apply to the OS overall.

Indeed. But the setting was called "Dark Mode", which may be the trigger for the Siri response.
Its not what we want, but its what it was called.

 

[C DM]

Indeed. But the setting was called "Dark Mode", which may be the trigger for the Siri response.
Its not what we want, but its what it was called.

I believe it was just called the dark keyboard:

 

[The Doctor11]

I dont know if this was already said it, but we did have a Dark Mode in a Beta iOS a long time ago, which was removed in the beta afterwards. Apple have already considered a dark mode in the past. If by now they didnt add it, they sure have a reason behind it. I am sad about it too, but nothing we can do. But looks like we wont get it anytime soon.
For now I will stick with apps that allow me to use dark backgrounds ( Twittelator, Alien Blue, Vessel... )
Probably the setting its trying to change is that code, thats probably still left in.

The reason is it doesn't look as good in marketing photos (My opinion, I don't have insider information). And as previously said before it was only a keyboard.