Recent weeks have seen a slew of modifications to Twitter right from the directive of the CEO, Elon Musk.
Just after announcing that the platform is rebranding to X, Musk weighed in on the light mode versus dark mode debate — and revealed that the platform will soon only have ‘dark mode’
Yesterday, Musk posted that “this platform will soon only have ‘dark mode’. It is better in every way.”
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Twitter currently offers a few different background options based on a user’s individual preference: there’s light mode, a “dim” setting with a dark blue / gray background, and “lights out” that’s full-on black.
This announcement piqued the interest of the users, with some replying with unusual responses. While some users like the idea of “default black mode”, several other users are making the case that light text on black can be harder to read. Many are asking Twitter to preserve a light mode option even if it switches to dark mode as the default for X’s new design identity.
Taking some users’ request into consideration, Musk finally decided to keep the ‘light mode’ but mentioned that ‘dim’ would be deleted.
A lot of people have asked to keep light mode, so we will, but the default will be dark and dim will be deleted
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 28, 2023