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Physical dark mode (startrek.website)
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[–] 45 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Every software needs a "just turn off the pixels that aren't displaying anything" mode for OLED. Way too many "dark modes" are just dark grey which still keeps the background pixels powered.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yes, because full black/white contrast is harsher on the eyes than a dark grey with white or light-grey text. For power/efficiency, black pixels definitely makes sense, but concerning user experience and eye strain, there are many good reasons certain color palettes are used.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    Obviously not every single OLED panel can be tested for this if the manufacturers don't do it themselves, but a few places tested OLED/AMOLED phones and found slate grey is close enough to full black in power savings. Since then I just choose the most visually pleasing theme as some full black themes are really poorly designed.

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