6 Easy Steps to Get Dark Mode on TikTok

A step-by-step guide to activating TikTok's Dark Mode on your iOS, Android or Computer device

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: April 18, 2025 Tested

If you find yourself scrolling through TikTok on your iPhone, iPad, Android or Computer during late hours, enabling Dark Mode could save some strain on your eyes. When you turn on Dark Mode, the white background in menus and on your profile will be black, while text and other details will be light high-contrast colors. You can turn on Dark Mode in just a few simple steps. This wikiHow will show you how to get Dark Mode on the TikTok app for iOS, Android or the TikTok website for Computers.

Things You Should Know

You can enable Dark Mode by going into your "Settings and privacy" options then click on "Display". For Computers on the TikTok website, on the left hand menu click on 'More' and then 'Dark mode'.
Select "Dark" to enable Dark Mode, "Light" to return to Light Mode or "Use device settings" or known as 'Automatic' on the TikTok website. If you want to base TikTok's appearance off your phone, tablet or computer's theme instead.

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Open TikTok. This looks like music note with a black background.^{[1]
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- If needed, you can install TikTok or create an account.
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Tap Profile on the bottom right. This will take you to your profile tab.
- This is where you can edit your TikTok profile.
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A pop-up menu will open.
Your Settings and privacy will open a new page.
You can find this underneath the Content & Display section. It will be beside a crescent moon icon.
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Select Dark. If you have Dark Mode enabled in your device settings, you can also toggle on Use device settings.
- If you want to return to light mode, select Light.

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How to get TikTok dark mode on an Oppo phone?

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There is no dark mode for TikTok on Android at all, this will change when TikTok announces it officially.

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What Android devices support this?

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TikTok has released a dark mode on Android July 2024. All you need to do is: update it, then go to the TikTok app, open your profile then Settings and Privacy then Display :-)

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Can I get Dark Mode on a Huawei P30 Lite?

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To get this mode, you need to update your TikTok app directly in the app. Open the app and go to your profile, select Settings and Privacy and find Display, tap Dark mode.

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