DarQ enables per-app forced dark mode on Android 10 without root

Android 10 brought a few useful features that made it an appreciated update over Android 9 Pie. Android 9’s iffy 2-button navigation system gave way for fully gestural navigation, which worked much better. Android 10 also brought a system-wide dark mode on apps that support it after Google realized the benefits of dark themes on premium OLED displays. Google’s first-party apps on Android were quickly updated to add dark themes. The system-wide dark mode feature was one that users had been requesting for years, and they finally got their wish in Android 10. However, there is still room for improvement. While Google added a developer option to force all apps to turn on dark mode (even those that hadn’t been specifically updated with the feature), there is no way in stock Android to enable a forced dark mode on a per-app basis. As expected, the XDA community came to the rescue. XDA Recognized Developer Quinny899 released the DarQ app in June, letting users enable per-app forced dark mode.

DarQ settings

The only limitation with DarQ was that it used an Accessibility Service, necessitating the use of root. This meant that unrooted users were out of the action. Even custom user interfaces didn’t have the solution to the problem. OPPO’s ColorOS 7 has added a forced system-wide dark mode toggle, but again, it can’t be toggled on a per-app basis. We can always trust the community to come up with innovative solutions, though. With version 1.2, DarQ has now been updated to support per-app dark mode on Android 10 without root. It does this by using an ADB script, which has to be downloaded separately. Rooted users still have the option of using the Accessibility Service method. The app now supports OnePlus’ OxygenOS. The update has also added a search box to the app list.

The full change-log is noted below:

DarQ v1.2 Changelog

v1.2
– DarQ now works without root! Use the ADB script from the XDA thread or GitHub repository to run the required background service to use DarQ without needing to root your device.
– Fixed root detection
– Added OxygenOS support
– Added a search box to the app list
– Added a filter for system apps (hidden by default) in the app list

Toggling forced dark mode on a per-app basis means that users can have dark mode enabled in apps like Twitter, for instance, while choosing to have it disabled on Facebook and Instagram. DarQ can also automatically enable dark mode at night. It enables user flexibility, which is nice to see. Can we expect an option like this to be provided as a developer option in the next Android release? We will have to wait until next month to find out.

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