How to use dark mode in simulator iOS 13?

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Mr.Javed Multani picture Mr.Javed Multani · Sep 18, 2019 · Viewed 43.1k times · Source

While I am developing the iOS app I need to test it in simulator with dark mode option so I can get more clarity about the app UI. But when I go to the Setting I am not getting option for dark mode as real device showing.

Answer

Ashley Mills picture Ashley Mills · Sep 18, 2019

In Settings, scroll down to Developer and then Dark Appearance…

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Update

In addition to the above, there are now many other ways to enable dark appearance in the simulator, as shown in the many great answers below.

• Change Environment Overrides from Xcode (@AshCameron)

• Toggle Appearance ⇧⌘A from the Simulator menu (@Shredder2794)

• Update from the command line using xcrun simctl ui booted appearance … (@blackjacx, @tadija)

• Programmatically using overrideUserInterfaceStyle = .dark (@thisIsTheFoxe)

• Specify UIUserInterfaceStyle in your info.plist (@DhavalGevariya)

• Use SimGenie from Curtis Herbert…  https://simgenie.app

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