Darker (Screen Filter) is a health & fitness app developed by mlhgdevelopment.
How many times has Darker (Screen Filter) been downloaded?
Darker (Screen Filter) has been downloaded 3.1 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 14 thousand times.
What is the rating of Darker (Screen Filter)?
Darker (Screen Filter) is rated 4.06 out of 5 stars, based on 21 thousand ratings.
Is Darker (Screen Filter) free?
Darker (Screen Filter) is free to download. The APK download size is 107.47 kB. The latest version available is 4.1.0. The last update was on October 19, 2021.
What are the requirements for Darker (Screen Filter)?
Darker (Screen Filter) requires Android 12+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2013.
Description
Darker can lower your screen brightness to extremely low levels, to help prevent eyestrain during the night. Use the built-in color filter* to adjust the color of your display, perfect for filtering out harsh white backgrounds during the night.
This app is fully functional and does not include advertisements. Additional paid features are unlockable through an In-app purchase.
Xiaomi device / MIUI users need to go to Settings → Installed apps → Darker → Other permissions, and enable "Display pop-up window" for Darker to work correctly.
Paid features include:
» Auto-On & Auto-Off » Start at boot » Lower brightness below 20% » Darken navigation bar » Custom filter colors » Root mode » Customizable notification buttons • Up to three buttons can be added for quick access. • Buttons to increase and decrease the brightness (+5%, -5%, +10%, -10%) • Buttons to set a specific brightness (@0%, @10%, @20%, ... , @90%, @100%) • Quick toggles (stop, pause, reset, color filter)
Note: When manually installing APK files, Android blocks the "Install" button from being pressed when Darker is running. This is NOT a bug. It's a protective measure to prevent malicious apps from camouflaging the install button. Pausing Darker will solve this.
Darker requires the use of accessibility services to darken the screen, no data will be accessed or shared via the AccessibilityService API.
*The color filter is similar to how the desktop version of f.lux works. Selecting a redder color will reduce more bluelight emitted from the display.
Tasker Support Darker has Tasker support, use these intents to send commands to Darker:
Add the above intents to Tasker by going to Action Category→System→Send Intent→Action, leave the other fields default, and note that the intents are case sensitive.
These two intents below need an additional parameter in the "Extra" field
darker.SETCOLOR "Extra" field: COLOR:1~16 (Colors are numbered left to right, top to bottom) darker.COLORSTRENGTH "Extra" field: STRENGTH:1~10
The intent below needs the "Target" field set to "Service"
darker.START
FlickStart Support Darker can work in conjunction with FlickStart, an app which can send commands to Darker by using the sensors on your phone or Android Wear device.
The command set for Darker is available for download on the FlickStart website. Simply download the command set and import it into FlickStart.
Recent changes: - Darker now works correctly on Android 12 devices!
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I needed a darkening app for my Google TV. I could not find any, but sideloading this worked well, unlike some others. However, once installed on my TV I could not modify the settings after initial settings were set. Would you mind making it official for Android/Google TV? Modern TVs are almost incapable of getting dark. I would like to use Pro features on my TV. My wife and eyes would appreciate it.
★★★★☆Theo Strider· Sep 25, 2025
It works as a filter (basically just a dark overlay over your screen) but I find that it's just not as dark as it used to be? I've used this for about 3 or so years now and would darken my screen, so it was comfortable to look at in the dark, but now it's like 10% lighter (still on lowest) and the brightness is just enough to trigger my migraines.
★★★★★Crystal McClelland· May 2, 2026
This app really helps to dim your screen alot better than the regular dimmer.
★☆☆☆☆0range Juice· Jul 30, 2026
Asks you to go "Pro" if you want to go below 20% brightness.
★★☆☆☆Jordan· Jul 7, 2026
Really wanted to like this app, and I got real close to paying for it, until I realized almost daily I had to redo the accessibility setting, because according to my phone "this service is malfunctioning" so it literally could not be turned back on, without disabling the app in accessibility, and enabling it again and waiting for the 30-second prompt on my phone to allow me to click accept/ok. If it weren't for the constant "malfunction" I would have paid for pro.
★☆☆☆☆Dalena Nguyen· Aug 14, 2026
App used to dim pretty low, but now the max is only 20%, unless you pay for it...
★☆☆☆☆andy brown-maw· Jan 28, 2026
Please don't expect this to work as advertised, it will do some things but the reviews are right, the pro version does not do everything it should, and it does start to take control when you don't want it to. I paid for the pro version and wished I hadn't.
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