diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index d66f4a45bfb5b..ee31c326db959 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -54679,6 +54679,7 @@ package android.webkit {
   public abstract class WebSettings {
     ctor public WebSettings();
     method @Deprecated public abstract boolean enableSmoothTransition();
+    method public boolean getAllowAlgorithmicDarkening();
     method public abstract boolean getAllowContentAccess();
     method public abstract boolean getAllowFileAccess();
     method public abstract boolean getAllowFileAccessFromFileURLs();
@@ -54700,7 +54701,7 @@ package android.webkit {
     method public abstract boolean getDomStorageEnabled();
     method public abstract String getFantasyFontFamily();
     method public abstract String getFixedFontFamily();
-    method public int getForceDark();
+    method @Deprecated public int getForceDark();
     method public abstract boolean getJavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically();
     method public abstract boolean getJavaScriptEnabled();
     method public abstract android.webkit.WebSettings.LayoutAlgorithm getLayoutAlgorithm();
@@ -54723,6 +54724,7 @@ package android.webkit {
     method public abstract int getTextZoom();
     method public abstract boolean getUseWideViewPort();
     method public abstract String getUserAgentString();
+    method public void setAllowAlgorithmicDarkening(boolean);
     method public abstract void setAllowContentAccess(boolean);
     method public abstract void setAllowFileAccess(boolean);
     method @Deprecated public abstract void setAllowFileAccessFromFileURLs(boolean);
@@ -54744,7 +54746,7 @@ package android.webkit {
     method @Deprecated public abstract void setEnableSmoothTransition(boolean);
     method public abstract void setFantasyFontFamily(String);
     method public abstract void setFixedFontFamily(String);
-    method public void setForceDark(int);
+    method @Deprecated public void setForceDark(int);
     method @Deprecated public abstract void setGeolocationDatabasePath(String);
     method public abstract void setGeolocationEnabled(boolean);
     method public abstract void setJavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically(boolean);
@@ -54775,9 +54777,9 @@ package android.webkit {
     method public abstract void setUserAgentString(@Nullable String);
     method public abstract boolean supportMultipleWindows();
     method public abstract boolean supportZoom();
-    field public static final int FORCE_DARK_AUTO = 1; // 0x1
-    field public static final int FORCE_DARK_OFF = 0; // 0x0
-    field public static final int FORCE_DARK_ON = 2; // 0x2
+    field @Deprecated public static final int FORCE_DARK_AUTO = 1; // 0x1
+    field @Deprecated public static final int FORCE_DARK_OFF = 0; // 0x0
+    field @Deprecated public static final int FORCE_DARK_ON = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int LOAD_CACHE_ELSE_NETWORK = 1; // 0x1
     field public static final int LOAD_CACHE_ONLY = 3; // 0x3
     field public static final int LOAD_DEFAULT = -1; // 0xffffffff
diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index b869116fc10b4..471af9d6f6d22 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -15407,6 +15407,7 @@ package android.webkit {
     method @Deprecated public abstract void setUseWebViewBackgroundForOverscrollBackground(boolean);
     method @Deprecated public abstract void setUserAgent(int);
     method public abstract void setVideoOverlayForEmbeddedEncryptedVideoEnabled(boolean);
+    field public static final long ENABLE_SIMPLIFIED_DARK_MODE = 214741472L; // 0xcccb1e0L
   }
 
   public class WebStorage {
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebSettings.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebSettings.java
index 364ba505f7b0e..f14c25140d105 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebSettings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebSettings.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package android.webkit;
 import android.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.annotation.SystemApi;
+import android.compat.annotation.ChangeId;
+import android.compat.annotation.EnabledSince;
 import android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage;
 import android.content.Context;
 
@@ -134,6 +136,20 @@ public abstract class WebSettings {
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
     public @interface CacheMode {}
 
+    /**
+     * Enable web content to apply light or dark style according to the app's theme
+     * and WebView to attempt to darken web content by algorithmic darkening when
+     * appropriate.
+     *
+     * Refer to {@link #setAllowAlgorithmicDarkening} for detail.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @ChangeId
+    @EnabledSince(targetSdkVersion = android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU)
+    @SystemApi
+    public static final long ENABLE_SIMPLIFIED_DARK_MODE = 214741472L;
+
     /**
      * Default cache usage mode. If the navigation type doesn't impose any
      * specific behavior, use cached resources when they are available
@@ -239,6 +255,7 @@ public abstract class WebSettings {
      * automatically darkened.
      *
      * @see #setForceDark
+     * @deprecated refer to {@link #setForceDark}
      */
     public static final int FORCE_DARK_OFF = 0;
 
@@ -250,6 +267,7 @@ public abstract class WebSettings {
      * be inverted.
      *
      * @see #setForceDark
+     * @deprecated refer to {@link #setForceDark}
      */
     public static final int FORCE_DARK_AUTO = 1;
 
@@ -258,6 +276,7 @@ public abstract class WebSettings {
      * as to emulate a dark theme.
      *
      * @see #setForceDark
+     * @deprecated refer to {@link #setForceDark}
      */
     public static final int FORCE_DARK_ON = 2;
 
@@ -1533,6 +1552,13 @@ public abstract class WebSettings {
      *
      * @param forceDark the force dark mode to set.
      * @see #getForceDark
+     * @deprecated The "force dark" model previously implemented by WebView was complex
+     * and didn't interoperate well with current Web standards for
+     * prefers-color-scheme and color-scheme. In apps with
+     * {@code targetSdkVersion} ≥ {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#TIRAMISU}
+     * this API is a no-op and WebView will always use the dark style defined by web content
+     * authors if the app's theme is dark. To customize the behavior, refer to
+     * {@link #setAllowAlgorithmicDarkening}.
      */
     public void setForceDark(@ForceDark int forceDark) {
         // Stub implementation to satisfy Roboelectrc shadows that don't override this yet.
@@ -1544,12 +1570,56 @@ public abstract class WebSettings {
      *
      * @return the currently set force dark mode.
      * @see #setForceDark
+     * @deprecated refer to {@link #setForceDark}.
      */
     public @ForceDark int getForceDark() {
         // Stub implementation to satisfy Roboelectrc shadows that don't override this yet.
         return FORCE_DARK_AUTO;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Control whether algorithmic darkening is allowed.
+     *
+     * <p class="note">
+     * <b>Note:</b> This API and the behaviour described only apply to apps with
+     * {@code targetSdkVersion} &ge; {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#TIRAMISU}.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * WebView always sets the media query {@code prefers-color-scheme} according to the app's
+     * theme attribute {@link android.R.styleable#Theme_isLightTheme isLightTheme}, i.e.
+     * {@code prefers-color-scheme} is {@code light} if isLightTheme is true or not specified,
+     * otherwise it is {@code dark}. This means that the web content's light or dark style will
+     * be applied automatically to match the app's theme if the content supports it.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Algorithmic darkening is disallowed by default.
+     * <p>
+     * If the app's theme is dark and it allows algorithmic darkening, WebView will attempt to
+     * darken web content using an algorithm, if the content doesn't define its own dark styles
+     * and doesn't explicitly disable darkening.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * If Android is applying Force Dark to WebView then WebView will ignore the value of
+     * this setting and behave as if it were set to true.
+     *
+     * @param allow allow algorithmic darkening or not.
+     */
+    public void setAllowAlgorithmicDarkening(boolean allow) {
+        // Stub implementation to satisfy Roboelectrc shadows that don't override this yet.
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get if algorithmic darkening is allowed or not for this WebView.
+     * The default is false.
+     *
+     * @return if the algorithmic darkening is allowed or not.
+     * @see #setAllowAlgorithmicDarkening
+     */
+    public boolean getAllowAlgorithmicDarkening() {
+        // Stub implementation to satisfy Roboelectrc shadows that don't override this yet.
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @hide
      */