It’s been more than a year in the making but a Dark Mode option for Microsoft 365 is finally here.
Microsoft announced that Dark Mode is now rolling out for Android and iOS versions of Outlook as well as on Office.com. There’s a lot more coming in the near future. Dark Mode will be available in Excel, PowerPoint, Word and a host of other Microsoft mobile apps when iOS 13 and iPadOS arrive (most likely in September), Plans are also underway to bring it to OneDrive and Planner on the web. All told, you might get to stay shrouded in darkness no matter what you’re working on — at least, so long as you live in Microsoft’s ecosystem.
Jon Friedman, partner director of UX at Microsoft, said today’s fast and fluid world constantly blurs the lines between work and life and they believe in meeting people where they are. “This often means viewing email, calendars, or files in places where the default white mode may be less suitable, like darkened airplanes, movie theaters, or in bed at night,” he added (you’re really encouraging people to use their phones in movie theaters?).
Outlook for Android will even automatically switch to Dark Mode when you enable power saving mode.
