[bigstrat2003]

Only a very small minority of users actually care about dark mode. It is not a general expectation for software, as loud as those users may be on forums like this one.

[localuser13]

And how do you know this? I decided to check myself, looked for dark mode statistics on android, and:

>Dark mode is used by 81.9% of 2,500 Android users on their phones, in apps, and in other situations. 9.9% alternate between the light and dark

So it's the other way around. Only a very small minority of users actually care about light mode.

[layer8]

Mobile is different from desktop. Dark mode became popular with OLED panels because on those it saves battery, and blacks actually look nice, compared to the average LCD. I use dark mode on mobile but light mode on desktop.

[fireflash38]

I think android is a big difference here. What about excel or Google sheets? Word?

If you're building win32 you're not targeting android.

[mkl]

That survey was power users only: https://www.androidauthority.com/dark-mode-poll-results-1090...

I would be astounded if a majority of general Android users used dark mode, as light mode is the default on most phones (all, IME).

[gzread]

Mine switches between light and dark depending on the time of day. It was the default behavior.

[Marsymars]

I'm not sure how much Android use generalizes - I prefer light mode, but I'll use dark mode for the battery savings on portable devices with OLED screens.

[jitl]

On Apple platforms is very uncommon to find apps that only support light mode. The only one on my phone is the app for my old Chinese robot vacuum.