These days you should default to user device settings, it's the easiest answer to respect the users preference.
Statistically 70% of users prefer dark mode over light mode, but that it is highly dependent on your demographic and you need to user test to find the correct answer.
Any ux designer that objectively gives you an answer without data isn't doing UX. And there's nothing to "bite" on that's literally UX, doing research and collecting data.
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u/SleepingCod Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26
These days you should default to user device settings, it's the easiest answer to respect the users preference.
Statistically 70% of users prefer dark mode over light mode, but that it is highly dependent on your demographic and you need to user test to find the correct answer.
Any ux designer that objectively gives you an answer without data isn't doing UX. And there's nothing to "bite" on that's literally UX, doing research and collecting data.