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macOS 10.14 has the ‘dark mode’ you’ve always wanted: Huge leak drops just before WWDC 2018

Updated Jun 2nd, 2018 11:35AM EDT
macOS 10.14 vs. iOS 12
Image: Apple

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It’s the final stretch, Apple fans, WWDC 2018 is almost upon us. Come Monday, Apple will reveal plenty of iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 secrets, alongside other software innovations.

That said, we already have a massive leak for you from a source that made similar revelations in the past. Dark mode is finally coming to macOS — and if macOS is getting it, who’s to say that iOS 12 isn’t?

Developer Steve Troughton-Smith, who revealed a boatload of information about last year’s iPhone X after discovering a firmware version that Apple failed to protect from outsiders, is back with a new discovery.

As you can see in these images, macOS 10.14 is getting a dark mode — Dark Appearance, as the developer calls it. Just look at those black and gray hues in Xcode 10, but also at the regular Mac menu sitting at the top of the screen. Even the wallpaper is dark, which is exactly what we’d expect from Apple.

Image source: Apple via Twitter

If the dark mode is indeed coming to macOS 10.14, there’s no reason not to bring it to iOS 12 also, especially since Apple is making more OLED phones this year. Dark themes excel on OLED screens because the pixels do not consume any energy to show the color black.

Image source: Apple via Twitter

Furthermore, these images also show iOS apps that appear to have a dark mode of their own.

Image source: Apple via Twitter

You can also clearly see a News app icon in the dock, which indicates that Apple is bringing the iOS News app to macOS come version 10.14. It makes plenty of sense.

Image source: Apple via Twitter

Finally, Troughton-Smith said that video previews are coming to the App Store.

Where did this come from? It turns out that Apple posted a video of Xcode 10 on macOS 10.14, and that video shouldn’t have been left out in the open — the video is available at 9to5Mac.

Chris Smith Senior Writer

Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.

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