▲ 113 ▼ iOS status bar is near impossible to read in light mode (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 years ago by baggyspandex@lemmy.world to c/wefwef@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments Is this common or unique to me? White text on the light background is fairly illegible.
[–] Darc@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Fix: put it in Dark Mode. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baggyspandex@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 3 years ago (5 children) I can’t without putting my entire phone in dark mode permanently, which I don’t really want to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Darc@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago (2 children) On the helpful side, that’s not true: Settings >> Appearance >> Uncheck “Use System Light/Dark Mode” >> Check Dark Mode. On the unhelpful side, I have never seen the appeal of light mode. Curious why people prefer it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jiji@kbin.social 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Honestly during the day I personally find light mode easier to read. I understand this seems uncommon but the contrast “feels” better. I use the “True Tone” on iPhone though which makes the whites not so stark and blinding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baggyspandex@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 3 years ago Same here, yeah. I also don’t enjoy seeing fingerprint smudges in broad daylight and light mode hides them better. permalink fedilink source parent [–] clobubba@kbin.social 12 points 3 years ago It causes problems for certain people with astigmatism. Like me. For me, dark mode is unusable. https://medium.com/@h_locke/why-dark-mode-causes-more-accessibility-issues-than-it-solves-d2f8359bb46a permalink fedilink source parent [–] nisby44@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago You can activate dark mode onlly for wefwef in settings permalink fedilink source parent [–] andrewta@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* https://freeimage.host/i/HsKtla9 This is what it looks like after the update permalink fedilink source parent [–] Deez@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago There is a setting Use System Light/Dark Mode, if you uncheck that, you can select which mode you want. permalink fedilink source parent [–] andrewta@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* Update to wefwef 15.1 they fixed it I had to remove the Shortcut from my phone and redo the shortcut via safari permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baggyspandex@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 3 years ago (5 children) I can’t without putting my entire phone in dark mode permanently, which I don’t really want to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Darc@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago (2 children) On the helpful side, that’s not true: Settings >> Appearance >> Uncheck “Use System Light/Dark Mode” >> Check Dark Mode. On the unhelpful side, I have never seen the appeal of light mode. Curious why people prefer it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jiji@kbin.social 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Honestly during the day I personally find light mode easier to read. I understand this seems uncommon but the contrast “feels” better. I use the “True Tone” on iPhone though which makes the whites not so stark and blinding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baggyspandex@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 3 years ago Same here, yeah. I also don’t enjoy seeing fingerprint smudges in broad daylight and light mode hides them better. permalink fedilink source parent [–] clobubba@kbin.social 12 points 3 years ago It causes problems for certain people with astigmatism. Like me. For me, dark mode is unusable. https://medium.com/@h_locke/why-dark-mode-causes-more-accessibility-issues-than-it-solves-d2f8359bb46a permalink fedilink source parent [–] nisby44@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago You can activate dark mode onlly for wefwef in settings permalink fedilink source parent [–] andrewta@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* https://freeimage.host/i/HsKtla9 This is what it looks like after the update permalink fedilink source parent [–] Deez@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago There is a setting Use System Light/Dark Mode, if you uncheck that, you can select which mode you want. permalink fedilink source parent [–] andrewta@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* Update to wefwef 15.1 they fixed it I had to remove the Shortcut from my phone and redo the shortcut via safari permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Darc@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago (2 children) On the helpful side, that’s not true: Settings >> Appearance >> Uncheck “Use System Light/Dark Mode” >> Check Dark Mode. On the unhelpful side, I have never seen the appeal of light mode. Curious why people prefer it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jiji@kbin.social 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Honestly during the day I personally find light mode easier to read. I understand this seems uncommon but the contrast “feels” better. I use the “True Tone” on iPhone though which makes the whites not so stark and blinding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baggyspandex@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 3 years ago Same here, yeah. I also don’t enjoy seeing fingerprint smudges in broad daylight and light mode hides them better. permalink fedilink source parent [–] clobubba@kbin.social 12 points 3 years ago It causes problems for certain people with astigmatism. Like me. For me, dark mode is unusable. https://medium.com/@h_locke/why-dark-mode-causes-more-accessibility-issues-than-it-solves-d2f8359bb46a permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jiji@kbin.social 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Honestly during the day I personally find light mode easier to read. I understand this seems uncommon but the contrast “feels” better. I use the “True Tone” on iPhone though which makes the whites not so stark and blinding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baggyspandex@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 3 years ago Same here, yeah. I also don’t enjoy seeing fingerprint smudges in broad daylight and light mode hides them better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baggyspandex@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 3 years ago Same here, yeah. I also don’t enjoy seeing fingerprint smudges in broad daylight and light mode hides them better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] clobubba@kbin.social 12 points 3 years ago It causes problems for certain people with astigmatism. Like me. For me, dark mode is unusable. https://medium.com/@h_locke/why-dark-mode-causes-more-accessibility-issues-than-it-solves-d2f8359bb46a permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nisby44@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago You can activate dark mode onlly for wefwef in settings permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* https://freeimage.host/i/HsKtla9 This is what it looks like after the update permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deez@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago There is a setting Use System Light/Dark Mode, if you uncheck that, you can select which mode you want. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* Update to wefwef 15.1 they fixed it I had to remove the Shortcut from my phone and redo the shortcut via safari permalink fedilink source parent