Last month, I explained in detail how bringing consistency to the current "light" theme would improve usability, but at the time, there was no information about when a true, system-wide dark mode would ship.
As spotted recently in the Chrome OS Canary channel, Google is bringing back the system-wide dark theme to your Chromebook.
The dark theme applies to Chrome and system web apps.
Adding a system-wide dark mode to Chrome OS will make a massive difference when working behind a screen for a long time.
The lack of a dark theme on Chrome OS is why I use my Windows desktop at night to work, but this update changes that.
The system-wide dark theme is still very early in its development and needs a lot more work before it's ready for the Chrome OS Stable channel.
You can also apply a custom dark theme from the Chrome Web Store, but it doesn't fix the white title bar.
Whether using the theme for minimizing eye-strain or cosmetic preference, bringing a system-wide toggle to Chrome OS will undoubtedly change the way we work on our Chromebooks.