'Dark mode' appears to be making its way to Apple's iOS 10 update'
Apple announced sweeping changes
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/wearables/feature/a797663/9-watchos-3-featur
es-to-revolutionise-your-apple-watch/> to all of its operating systems
during the WWDC keynote this week, but apparently there wasn't enough time
to confirm a 'dark mode' for its upcoming iOS 10
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/news/a797658/apple-unveils-ios-10-to-c
ompletely-change-your-iphone/> .
With a refined Messages experience, widened Siri capabilities
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/news/a797653/apple-launches-all-new-ma
cos-as-siri-gets-friendly-with-your-mac/> , improved Photos and a redesigned
Apple Music
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/news/a797665/apple-music-getting-massi
ve-overhaul/> , it's easy to see why a dimmed feature flew under the radar.
But it didn't slip past users testing out the iOS 10 developer preview beta,
who managed to grab the shots below which show the interface switch from a
bright white background to darker options.
While Apple hasn't officially announced that a 'dark mode' is coming to the
iPhone
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/feature/a670501/iphone-7-release-date-
rumours-news-specs-price-and-everything-you-need-to-know/> or iPad
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/feature/a797747/ios-10-compatibility-w
ill-your-iphone-and-ipad-support-the-new-ios-10-update/> , the news
indicates that we'll no longer have to strain our eyes in dark-roomed
scenarios.
Apple is stepping up the fight against Adobe Flash and killing it off in
next Safari update
Adobe Flash has been on its knees for some time, and Apple's latest move
could kill off the plug-in once and for all.
Starting with macOS Sierra
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/news/a797653/apple-launches-all-new-ma
cos-as-siri-gets-friendly-with-your-mac/> , the company will disable Flash
by default if you ever installed it on your Mac
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/review/a794878/apple-macbook-2016-revi
ew-the-laptop-youll-want-more-than-any-other/> , with the newer HTML5
technology replacing it - a software that has been gaining traction on
websites for delivering interactive content.
Apple software engineer Ricky Mondello explained in a blog post
<https://webkit.org/blog/6589/next-steps-for-legacy-plug-ins/> that if you
encounter a site that can use either Flash or HTML5, the browser will choose
the latter.
An essential tool for running games, powering graphics and streaming media
inside web browsers. For almost as long, it's faced criticism for the many
security vulnerabilities and the toll it takes on batteries.
With the change, these two crippling issues should be resolved without any
noticeable switch across to HTML5 for websites you regularly use, such as
YouTube.
Apple started the war against Flash
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_and_Adobe_Flash_controversy> by
banning the plug-in from its iOS
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/news/a797658/apple-unveils-ios-10-to-c
ompletely-change-your-iphone/> software and its mobile devices almost a
decade ago. Along the way, website developers began turning to HTML5 to
create animations, videos and other types of multimedia content.
Now, with this latest change set to take shape when macOS Sierra launches
later this year, the battle could soon be over.
