LinkedIn has finally jumped on the dark mode bandwagon, launching the alternate display option in both its mobile app and desktop.
For example, as you can see here, the new dark mode gives the LinkedIn app a different look and makes it easier on the eyes in low-light conditions.
And that’s what dark mode tools are all about. While many people think of dark mode tools as simply a new skin for their favourite apps, the real goal is to reduce exposure to blue light.
Displaying your device in low-light conditions with blue light can cause your brain to stop producing melatonin, which can disrupt sleep cycles and make it harder for you to fall and stay asleep.
Researchers have found that adults who sleep less than six hours per night have increased by 31% since 1985, in part due to people checking their phones in bed before going to sleep.
But the change isn’t limited to a new and cooler display, although that is a part of it as well.
Specifically, LinkedIn explains that its dark mode option focuses on two key elements.
Colour and contrast elements help reduce eye strain and keep light sensitivities in mind when using the dark mode. To improve text legibility and user interface controls, it has adjusted certain colours within the dark mode design to meet or exceed color contrast ratios. This was done in order to accommodate the overall light to dark background contrast.
Also, according to LinkedIn, the new feature will help make the platform more inclusive and accessible, as well as include improvements to text scaling and device orientation switching, as well as a redesigned page reflow.
As a result of the addition, all major social apps, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, and Pinterest, now have or are testing dark mode options.
For this reason, LinkedIn is urging Company Page Managers to double-check their brand logos in the new dark mode to ensure that they appear as they should be.
