How to Enable or Disable Dark Theme on Google's Phone App

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Last Updated: December 12, 2025

Google offers a dark theme feature for their Phone app. This allows you to change the app's interface from white to dark. This wikiHow article teaches you how to enable or disable the dark theme on the “Phone”' app for Android.

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1
Open the “Phone” app on your device. It's a blue icon with a white telephone icon.
- Make sure your app is up to date. If it's not, update it from the Play Store.
2
Tap the ≡ button. You can see this hamburger button at the top left corner of the app. A side panel will show up once you tap it.

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3
Tap Display options. This is located below the “Call recording” option. The dark theme option is found here.
4
Tap Choose theme. This will be the first option in the list.
5
Choose Dark from the pop-up box. If your system theme is already set to dark and you want the Google Phone app to match your system's theme changes, choose the “System default” option from the list.
6
You are done. When you enable this feature, the app's interface will turn dark. That's it!