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- You can turn off dark mode on Google search pages by disabling the feature in the webpage’s settings.
- Both the desktop and mobile browser versions of Google’s webpage allow you to enable or disable dark mode or match it to your device’s theme.
Like many apps and services, Google Search has a dark mode that can help reduce eye strain by darkening the background and reducing contrast with your surroundings. If you don’t need or want this mode, it’s easy to turn off Google’s dark mode both on the desktop web browser and in your mobile device’s browser.
How to turn off dark mode for Google Search on desktop
1. Open Google in your web browser.
2. At the bottom right of the webpage, click Settings.
3. In the pop-up menu, click Dark theme: On to quickly disable dark mode. From the same drop-down menu, you can also select Search settings for further customization.
Click the Dark theme option or open the Search settings page.
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4. On the Search settings page, click Appearance in the navigation pane on the left.
5. Click Light theme to disable dark mode. In addition to Light theme and Dark theme, you can choose Device default. In this case, Google will follow whatever dark theme settings your device is using.
6. Click Save and pop-up window will tell you that your preferences have been saved. Click OK.
Choose Light theme to switch from dark to light, or click Device default to match your device’s theme.
Dave Johnson
How to turn off dark mode for Google Search on mobile
Turning off Google’s dark mode in your mobile browser is a little different than on the desktop.
1. Open Google in your mobile device’s web browser.
2. At the top left, tap the three-line menu and then tap Dark theme: on to disable dark mode. From the same drop-down, you can also tap Settings for further customization.
Tap Dark theme or Settings.
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3. On the Search settings page, in the Appearance section, tap Light theme to disable dark mode. You can also select Device default to match the dark mode your device is using.
4. At the bottom of the page, tap Save.
Choose the Light theme to switch from dark to light or set the theme to your device’s theme.
Dave Johnson
