Google Pixel 11 Pro

How to Turn on Dark Theme on Pixel 11 Pro with Android 17

How to Turn on Dark Theme on Pixel 11 Pro with Android 17

Dark theme turns the Pixel 11 Pro’s menus and supported apps dark, which is easier on the eyes at night and can save battery on the OLED screen. It lives in Settings under Display & touch — open the app drawer, tap Settings, and switch it on.

✅ Tested on

DeviceGoogle Pixel 11 Pro
SystemAndroid 17
AppSettings
Also works onOther Pixel phones running Android 17
Last verifiedNovember 7, 2026

Every screenshot below is taken from the actual recording on this device — no stock images.

Steps

Swipe up to open the app drawer

From the Home screen, swipe up: the app drawer opens with a search bar at the top and your apps below it.

Scroll down and tap Settings

Scroll down through the drawer until you see the Settings gear icon near the bottom, then tap it.

Tap Display & touch

In Settings, tap Display & touch: the row reads “Dark theme, font size, touch”.

Tap Dark theme

On the Display & touch page, tap Dark theme under Appearance — the switch is off.

Turn on Use dark theme

Tap the Use dark theme switch: it flips on and the whole screen turns dark — the page, the switch and the status bar all switch to the dark background.

Good to know

The switch lives in Settings → Display & touch → Dark theme — the video never opens the quick settings panel, and there is no dark-theme tile shown.
Standard is the selected option: it turns on dark theme for the phone and apps that support it. Expanded forces dark theme on most apps that don’t support it — the recording leaves it on Standard.
Schedule is set to None here, so Dark theme stays on until you turn it off yourself; set a schedule on the same page if you only want it at night.
If you only want dark mode at night, come back to this page and set a Schedule instead of leaving the switch on.

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