1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.augizmodohttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodo/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iI1a2n4gRt"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2020/07/it-looks-like-google-is-killing-chromes-unofficial-forced-dark-mode/">It Looks Like Google Is Killing Chrome’s Unofficial Forced Dark Mode</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2020/07/it-looks-like-google-is-killing-chromes-unofficial-forced-dark-mode/embed/#?secret=iI1a2n4gRt" width="600" height="338" title="“It Looks Like Google Is Killing Chrome’s Unofficial Forced Dark Mode” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="iI1a2n4gRt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/02/vwp6id0z8tb8xf246dts.jpg?quality=7519201080In recent builds of Chrome for Android, Google provided a hidden option that allowed users to force dark mode onto websites that would normally feature bright white backgrounds. Sadly, based on updated settings from the Canary build for next version of Chrome (86), it appears Google is dropping support for forced dark mode entirely.