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Steel Contributor

Apr 25, 2019

Dark mode -- ok for a first step

Dark mode has been enabled. However, the top bar with the tabs doesn't go dark except for the active tab, and that looks weird. It happens because it doesn't override the taskbar setting like the old...

Brass Contributor

Apr 28, 2019

Is there any way to enable dark mode without enabling it in windows? I had to turn off dark mode after using it for years because 1809 forces it on File Explorer with no option to turn it off :(

Drew1903
Silver Contributor
Apr 29, 2019
james_edge

Hi James,

Short answer, no. The OS Dark has to be on to have Dark in Edge C. And, right now*, there is no 'splitting' where Dark is applied. *I say, right now, because, that is changing soon. 1903 has Light, Dark and Custom

Cheers,
Drew
- james_edge
  Brass Contributor
  Apr 29, 2019
  Drew1903
  
  That's sad to hear, especially as Windows 10 Mail has had the on/off/system toggle for years. It's good that MS seem to be attempting to address the issue in 1903 however from your screenshot it looks like they're going to miss the mark completely, the toggle needs to be per app not just an apps/windows split :(
  - IrinaL
    Microsoft
    Apr 29, 2019
    NicolSD tomscharbach Drew1903 james_edge
    
    Thanks so much for the detailed feedback on our first step towards full support for dark mode, our team appreciates it!
    
    Would love to dig in a bit more and hear your thoughts on the following:
    
    - Why do you use dark mode? How does it help you when using the browser or browing the web?
    
    - What would your ideal dark mode experience look like? Would it look more like Edge Classic, Edge Chromium, or something completely different?
    
    - What would a "consistent" dark mode in Edge mean to you?
    
    Thanks!
    
    Irina

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