Listening to music, a podcast, or a favorite radio station can help you relax or drift off to sleep, but that bright phone screen can wake you right back up. Your music might also make travel more enjoyable, but that same bright screen could disturb fellow passengers.
The easy solution to all this is to put Apple Music in dark mode, which can be done on both iPhones or Android devices with the Apple Music app. With iOS devices, you will need to put your entire phone in dark mode to use Apple Music in dark mode, while Android devices can isolate the setting to the app.
Not every version of an iPhone or Android will label this dark mode or have it available (you'll need iOS 13 or later on an iPhone, for instance), so you'll need to check your phone's specs to be sure.
Here's how to enable dark mode in Apple Music on your device.
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How to enable dark mode in Apple Music on iOS devices
1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll to tap Display & Brightness.
3. Tap the circle under Dark.
4. Exit Settings, open the Apple Music app and enjoy the reduced eye strain.
How to enable dark mode in Apple Music on Android devices
1. Open the Apple Music app.
2. Tap the three dots in the top right.
3. Select Settings.
4. Choose Theme.
5. Tap Dark in the popup window, then tap anywhere outside that popup to get back to your Android Apple Music app in dark mode.
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