Comprehensive Guide to Dark Mode in React Native

Ashwani Sharma
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Ashwani Sharma

Ashwani Sharma

Ashwani Sharma

Technology Architect

Ashwani Sharma is a Technology Architect at Your Team in India, with a deep passion for System Design and Development. He specializes in leading Digital Transformation initiatives for businesses. With expertise in AI/ML technologies, Ashwani designs intelligent systems that foster innovation and efficiency. Alongside his work at Your Team in India, he also dedicates time to teaching, nurturing the next generation of tech enthusiasts and problem solvers.

Redux is a powerful and popular state management mechanism.

You will be able to apply the dark mode theme configurations to each page and UI elements in your app by accessing the central Redux store. The process will conveniently and efficiently implement dark mode in any React Native application.

Setting up a React Native App using Expo

There are two approaches to getting started with the React Native project: the React Native CLI and Expo CLI.  First, you need to install Expo CLI on your computer. Install it by using the following command:

npm install –global expo-cli

Create a folder where you want the project to go live, and initialize your React Native app using the following Expo command:

Expo init dark_mode_switcher

Select blank : a minimal app as clean as empty canvas > dark_mode_switcher directory onc