Is it possible to have dark theme on the Discourse Hub Application?

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The discussion revolves around the possibility of having a dark theme on the Discourse Hub Application. aroom initially asks if it’s possible to get a dark theme option for the app, citing the full white screen that appears before connecting to a forum as aggressive to their eyes. pmusaraj initially states that a dark theme is not in their plans. However, after cjk77 shares a rumor about iOS 13 possibly bringing a system-wide dark mode, pmusaraj reveals that they are working on dark mode support for the Discourse Hub app.

A beta version of the app with dark mode support is later released, and pmusaraj shares a link to install it via TestFlight. However, aroom reports that even with dark mode, they still experience a brief white screen when loading a forum. pmusaraj initially can’t reproduce the issue but later manages to do so after aroom shares a video of the problem and a link to a specific site.

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Hi

Would it be possible to get a dark theme option for the discoursehub app?

Thanks

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Do you mean, for the interface of the app, i.e. list of sites and notifications? A dark theme for that is not in our plans, no.

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That’s what I meant yes. If like me you configure all the forums in dark theme, you get a full white screen from the app before each connection.

Quite agressive for my eyes.

Let’s hope that iOS 13 bring us a full forces dark theme for every app then.

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The source for this rumor has been extremely accurate in the past, so it looks like you’ll get your wish!

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Any changes on this? I suffer from the same problem as @aroom

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Yes, I am working on dark mode support for the Discourse Hub app. I don’t have a timeline yet, but it’s in our plans now.

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Good news all, a new beta of the Discourse Hub app for iOS is now ready and it includes dark mode support. Please use the link below to install the beta via TestFlight:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/8ecSivuz

Here is a short screen recording of the app toggling between regular and dark mode:

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With dark mode I still have a white screen when loading a forum.

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I’m not sure I understand. Do you mean the theme of the forum is white?

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No. The theme is dark but right before the forum is loaded there is a blank white screen.

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Hmm, I see. I can’t reproduce that here on meta or on review.discourse.org.

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Doesn’t happen on meta.discourse.com

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I can reproduce on that site, too, but I can’t figure out what causes it.

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