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I really wish auto dark mode (based on sunset time I believe) worked better on OSX. On my iPhone it works great and automatically switches to dark mode once the

I really wish auto dark mode (based on sunset time I believe) worked better on OSX. On my iPhone it works great and automatically switches to dark mode once the sun sets. On my MacBook it hardly ever remembers to switch across and I'm left with it constantly on light. Really frustrating.

aledalgrande 6y ago
Are you on latest Mac OS? You can set it to switch at sunset.
- saagarjha 6y ago
  The implementation that ships with the system is somewhat poor.
  - aledalgrande 6y ago
    It's funny because it worked perfectly on my 2012 MBP, and now that I am on a 2020 MBP, it switches but later than sunset. :shrug: If I set my city manually then it works.
    - saagarjha 6y ago
      Yeah, I’m not sure why it’s so inconsistent. Mine will never switch if there is a power assertion, which Safari seems to always create for no reason. I’m seriously considering going back to my old solution, which hooked directly into Night Shift to synchronize the appearance with that…
  - baddox 6y ago
    I think it’s dependent on the app. Lots of third party apps don’t seem to correctly implement listening for the theme change. In Chrome, for example, I always have the Dev Tools open in a separate window, and the theme seems to change while my Mac is awake, but if the theme is supposed to change while my Mac is asleep, it won’t ever change even after waking the machine up.
    - saagarjha 6y ago
      No, this is the system theme. I run additional scripts to keep apps in line with the system if they need help.
      - baddox 6y ago
        Do you mean that your system theme (e.g. the UI of system apps like Finder) doesn’t switch between light and dark based on the time of day? I haven’t encountered that problem, I’ve only seen third-party apps not keep their theme in sync with the system theme.
yborg 6y ago
f.lux is still a thing. https://justgetflux.com/ https://justgetflux.com/

aledalgrande 6y ago

Are you on latest Mac OS? You can set it to switch at sunset.

saagarjha 6y ago
The implementation that ships with the system is somewhat poor.
- aledalgrande 6y ago
  It's funny because it worked perfectly on my 2012 MBP, and now that I am on a 2020 MBP, it switches but later than sunset. :shrug: If I set my city manually then it works.
  - saagarjha 6y ago
    Yeah, I’m not sure why it’s so inconsistent. Mine will never switch if there is a power assertion, which Safari seems to always create for no reason. I’m seriously considering going back to my old solution, which hooked directly into Night Shift to synchronize the appearance with that…
- baddox 6y ago
  I think it’s dependent on the app. Lots of third party apps don’t seem to correctly implement listening for the theme change. In Chrome, for example, I always have the Dev Tools open in a separate window, and the theme seems to change while my Mac is awake, but if the theme is supposed to change while my Mac is asleep, it won’t ever change even after waking the machine up.
  - saagarjha 6y ago
    No, this is the system theme. I run additional scripts to keep apps in line with the system if they need help.
    - baddox 6y ago
      Do you mean that your system theme (e.g. the UI of system apps like Finder) doesn’t switch between light and dark based on the time of day? I haven’t encountered that problem, I’ve only seen third-party apps not keep their theme in sync with the system theme.

yborg 6y ago

f.lux is still a thing. https://justgetflux.com/ https://justgetflux.com/