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[–] [email protected] 45 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Every software needs a "just turn off the pixels that aren't displaying anything" mode for OLED. Way too many "dark modes" are just dark grey which still keeps the background pixels powered.

[–] MellowSnow 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yes, because full black/white contrast is harsher on the eyes than a dark grey with white or light-grey text. For power/efficiency, black pixels definitely makes sense, but concerning user experience and eye strain, there are many good reasons certain color palettes are used.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Obviously not every single OLED panel can be tested for this if the manufacturers don't do it themselves, but a few places tested OLED/AMOLED phones and found slate grey is close enough to full black in power savings. Since then I just choose the most visually pleasing theme as some full black themes are really poorly designed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Fair enough, a choice between both options is always better.

[–] Sheeple 5 points 11 months ago

It's usually referred to as "OLED Dark mode". Discord has it for an example