Websites' dark mode gets overridden by Samsung Internet's dark mode

Samsung Internet
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Hello,

I think there has been some confusion. Please check the points below:

  • In Samsung Internet Version 24.0.7, force dark mode is the default setting for Website rendering.

  • The experimental flag was not working in an earlier version, which we ensured it works fine in 24.0.7. So, if developers were to switch on the experimental flag “Enable Prefer Media Query Over Force Dark” then they would see that force dark algorithm respects the color scheme meta tag mentioned in the blog Dark Mode in Samsung Internet | Samsung Developer.

  • In version 25.0, the flag is now changed/renamed to “Enable Adaptive Force Dark”, which has improvements to “Enable Prefer Media Query Over Force Dark” and still respects the color-scheme meta tag. Force dark algorithm then dynamically detects and runs only where the meta tag isn’t defined.

So, you need to turn the experimental flag on from your side to view your website. To do that, simply type “internet://flags” in the URL bar of Samsung Internet, scroll down, and turn on “Enable Prefer Media Query Over Force Dark”.

For users who want to see website-defined theme colors, they just have to navigate to Samsung Internet → Settings → Labs → “Use website dark theme”.

Sincerely,
Samiul Hossain
Samsung Developer Relations