While we’ve been hearing rumors of a system-wide ‘dark mode’ arriving on iOS since as far back as iOS 10, we’re still patiently awaiting it to this day. Sure, there are more indirect and unofficial ways of implementing a “dark mode” on iOS at present, but nothing along the lines of a true system-wide theme with accurate color balance and reproduction.
Interestingly, we’ve already heard rumors of a more official system-wide dark mode option possibly arriving on Mac computers this fall with the introduction of macOS High Sierra 10.14. But with Apple slated to introduce two new iPhone models featuring colorfully vibrant, though black-friendly, OLED displays this fall, it would definitely be of benefit if iOS 12 finally allowed users to implement an authentic dark theme to help save battery life.