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Darker (Screen Filter) on Windows Pc

Developed By: mlhgdevelopment

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 20.730 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	6.0.0
Size	143.6 KB
Release Date	November 24, 23
Category	Health & Fitness Apps
App Permissions: Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. [see more (1)]
What's New: * NOTE: Samsung users please read *If you are facing issues with Darker turning off when the screen is locked, this is caused by a bug with Samsungs... [see more]
Description from Developer: 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, per... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Darker (Screen Filter) and install on Windows PC. Darker (Screen Filter) is free Health & Fitness app, developed by mlhgdevelopment. Latest version of Darker (Screen Filter) is 6.0.0, was released on 2023-11-24 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000,000. Overall rating of Darker (Screen Filter) is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 20,730 users, 4,571 users had rated it 5*, 10,980 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Darker (Screen Filter) on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Darker (Screen Filter) on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Darker (Screen Filter) on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Darker (Screen Filter) using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Darker (Screen Filter)" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Darker (Screen Filter) on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Darker (Screen Filter)" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 6.0.0 , 4.1.0.

Download Darker (Screen Filter) 6.0.0 on Windows PC – 143.6 KB

Download Darker (Screen Filter) 4.1.0 on Windows PC – 107.5 KB

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:

darker.STOP
darker.PAUSE
darker.INCREASE_5
darker.INCREASE_10
darker.DECREASE_5
darker.DECREASE_10
darker.SET_10
darker.SET_20
darker.SET_30
darker.SET_40
darker.SET_50
darker.SET_60
darker.SET_70
darker.SET_80
darker.SET_90
darker.SET_100
darker.TOGGLE_COLOR
darker.ENABLE_COLOR
darker.DISABLE_COLOR

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.

*** NOTE: Samsung users please read ***
If you are facing issues with Darker turning off when the screen is locked, this is caused by a bug with Samsungs accessibility service management, to fix the issue, please go into Settings / About phone / Reset / Reset accessibility settings, then Darker will work correctly afterwards!

- Darker now works correctly on Android 13 devices!
- Reduced memory usage
- Fixed notification settings not working
- Fixed status bar not getting darkened

Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.