# NetNewsWire in dark mode

**URL:** <https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/netnewswire-in-dark-mode/306>\
**Category:** App\
**Created:** [June 17, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/netnewswire-in-dark-mode/306 "2026-06-17T15:15:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Philipp](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/46a35a/32.png) [@Philipp](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/Philipp)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/netnewswire-in-dark-mode/306/1 "2026-06-17T15:15:53Z")

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When you use NetNewsWire in dark mode and open a web page from within the app that also supports dark mode, a bright, blank, white page is still briefly displayed upon opening before it switches to dark mode. This is very distracting—for example, when you’re reading in the dark and are suddenly blinded by a bright flash of light for a split second. Is there any way to prevent this?

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**Author:** ![brent](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/user_avatar/discourse.netnewswire.com/brent/32/7_2.png) [@brent](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/brent)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/netnewswire-in-dark-mode/306/2 "2026-06-19T16:52:56Z")

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Is this on Mac or iOS? Or both?

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**Author:** ![Philipp](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/46a35a/32.png) [@Philipp](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/Philipp)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/netnewswire-in-dark-mode/306/3 "2026-06-20T10:45:54Z")

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iOS, I made a screen recording on my iPhone, but couldn’t find a way to upload the file here.

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**Author:** ![Philipp](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/46a35a/32.png) [@Philipp](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/Philipp)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/netnewswire-in-dark-mode/306/4 "2026-08-04T08:44:25Z")

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Is there any way to post or send my screen recording from this uncomfortable bright flashing?

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**Author:** ![brent](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/user_avatar/discourse.netnewswire.com/brent/32/7_2.png) [@brent](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/brent)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/netnewswire-in-dark-mode/306/5 "2026-08-04T18:57:59Z")

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I’m not sure there’s anything we can do about this one.

We open the web page using an SFSafariViewController — which is the standard way of displaying a Safari-like view inside an app. What happens next is largely opaque to us. The system handles the fetching and rendering.

I created an issue anyway so that we can do further investigation: [https://github.com/Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire/issues/5383](https://github.com/Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire/issues/5383)