{"id":566567,"date":"2026-03-26T23:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/566567\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T23:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:17:15","slug":"android-17-dark-theme-adds-new-per-app-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/566567\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 17 dark theme adds new per-app option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dark-android-figure-1.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google is adding a new option in Android 17 Beta 3 that gives users granular control over which apps can be forced into \u201cExpanded\u201d dark theme modes.<\/p>\n<p>Android\u2019s \u201cExpanded Dark Theme\u201d can force an app to show in a darkened theme that, otherwise, it wouldn\u2019t support. While a huge number of apps support a dark theme natively and will swap alongside Android\u2019s system theme, this tool allows the user to force the change.<\/p>\n<p>However, using this tool can result in some issues with readability, so Google is introducing a granular option.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with Android 17 Beta 3, \u201cExpanded\u201d dark theme now has a per-app setting that lets you disable the forced dark mode if a specific app doesn\u2019t work well. It\u2019s a welcome addition as, while it\u2019s nice to be able to use dark mode across all apps, it just doesn\u2019t work all that well in some places.<\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p>The new option can be found in Settings &gt; Display &amp; touch &gt; Dark theme &gt; Expanded.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" height=\"1024\" width=\"460\" data-id=\"709612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_20260326-164943-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-709612\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" 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