Musk says Twitter will no longer have a light mode, making dark mode the default option

Since Elon Musk grew to become Twitter’s CEO, he’s been pushing by way of a lot of adjustments to the social community. But maybe none of them have been as controversial as Twitter’s latest rebranding to “X” (though the Twitter title continues to be all over the place). And now it appears one other change is coming quickly. According to Musk, Twitter will quickly eliminate light mode.

Twitter (or X) to take away light mode option in favor of dark mode

Musk is understood for interacting a lot on his private Twitter account (or X, no matter you wish to name it since even the firm nonetheless makes use of each names). And in a latest reply to a person, the billionaire stated the platform “will soon only have dark mode” since that mode “is better in every way.”

Currently, Twitter presents each light and dark modes, so customers can select which theme they like. There’s additionally a “Dim” option which can also be dark however makes the background dark blue as a substitute of fully black. If what Musk stated is true, customers might quickly lose these choices, as dark mode will be the default and solely theme obtainable.

While there are actually a lot of people that like dark mode, there are additionally individuals who want light mode. Moreover, there are a lot of individuals (together with myself) who allow the option to robotically change between light and dark modes throughout the day and night time. And killing light mode can also have a unfavourable affect on accessibility.

As famous by a number of Twitter customers in replies to Musk, studying textual content in daylight with dark mode enabled is harder. An various could be to make dark mode the default option however not take away light mode. But, properly, it’s laborious to count on something cohesive coming from Musk, who adjustments his thoughts each hour.

Update: Elon Musk has now confirmed that Twitter/X will preserve light mode obtainable, however dark will be the default option and “Dim” will be eliminated.

Musk’s ‘super app’

With the transfer from Twitter to X, Musk goals to show the platform into a “super app” that features not solely as a social community but additionally as a extra sturdy platform for communication and even funds – much like WeChat in China. For occasion, Twitter will quickly add the skill to make and obtain calls from different customers.

As for dark mode, it’s unclear when (or if) this modification will occur.

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