While Android 15 is still in its early beta version, many new features have already been spotted that may arrive in the stable version. Recently, some strings of code have suggested that Android 15 could bring a feature that will automatically turn off your phone’s screen when not in use, a nice privacy feature.

Breaking down a new APK, Mishal Rahman (via Android Authority) shares a glimpse of a hidden feature that will let you force dark mode on all apps on your phone, even if they don’t support dark mode natively.

Dark mode is a very popular feature these days, and because it offers a more comfortable viewing experience, most people switch to dark mode as soon as they get a new phone. The dark mode also helps save battery life.

Unfortunately, not all apps support dark mode. The solution to this was a setting called ‘displace dark force’ found in the developer options. There was a limitation to this feature. Although it could apply a dark mode to the app, the result was not pleasant, and it could often make the text inside the app unreadable.

As Mishal spotted, the hidden ‘Make all apps dark’ section Settings > Accessibility > Color and motion Works better than dark-force bypass developer options, which have been there since Android 10.

With the switch turned on, Mishal found that the ‘make all apps dark’ switch works great, and doesn’t clutter text or images, works similarly to the ‘bypass-dark-power’ option, but with improved implementation thanks to the under-the-hood algorithm changes. Moreover, since the feature is under accessibility in the settings menu, it is not hidden from users.

As you can see in the screenshots, although there is room for improvement for the ‘Make all apps dark’ feature, as it still reduces the contrast of some buttons, the output is much better than the ‘power-dark override’ option.

The feature is not yet available in the Android 15 beta update, but it is speculated to arrive with the next beta update, which is scheduled to be released during Google I/O 2024 next month.