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Dark mode may sap more battery life if users ramp up brightness, study reveals
Turning your smartphone interface darker might not preserve battery power after all.
Monday 26 October 2026
Jamie Young is Senior Reporter at Business Matters, covering SME finance, employment law and Westminster policy since 2016. He has reported on every Budget and Autumn Statement since 2018, helped make sense of the 'covid era' and the bounce-back loan scheme from launch through the fraud investigations, and broke the magazine's coverage of the 2024 late-payment reforms. He joined Business Matters straight from completing his BA in Administration from Exeter University and is NCTJ-qualified. Reach him at jyoung@cbmeg.co.uk
Turning your smartphone interface darker might not preserve battery power after all.
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