Ever since the Mojave update, my computer has been automatically switching to Dark Mode at sunset and I have to manually switch it back. How do I stop this from happening every day? It isn't something that I wanted or deliberately set up -- it began happening automatically with the update. I don't want to have to turn it back to light mode manually every evening. I never want to see Dark Mode again.
MacBook
hi i believe this may be happening because you have f.lux (or a similar display color/lighting manager) installed & it has been automatically set (within "Color Effects") to "OS X Dark theme at sunset". see the attached screenshot – one can just select the item to disable it & restore your expected daily lighting :) hope this helps
manda4077 wrote:
Since no one else has access to this computer and I didn't know what the Automator WAS until I found that article, so I certainly didn't set it up, I would be interested to know how it got set up as well. Like I said -- it started after a software update, and I wouldn't have known how to set this up until I found that article a few minutes ago and worked backward. If anyone else has this problem or it becomes a known problem, I'd be interested to know. It was VERY obnoxious.
Well good computing on your part.
This is the one and only instance I have heard of or seen in the Apple Support Communiities across the board concerning your issue.
With your same Apple ID you can sign up for a free Developers Account and start a conversation with Apple engineers by filing a Bug Report: https://bugreport.apple.com/
Unfortunately, no. This was the first thing I checked because I assumed that was the problem -- that it had been turned on somehow during the update -- but night shift was already off when I checked. Which is why I'm really uncertain why at sunset every day, dark mode engages.
And you are not speaking of the dynamic wall paper image? This is progressive through out the day.
This can be turned off. Quite different than Dark Mode and Night Shift
>System Preferences>Desktop & screen saver
Change your desktop picture (background) - Apple Support
Dark mode engages at sunset (about 7:35 tonight) and I have to go HERE (see picture) and manually switch it back from dark to light every day for the past few days since an update was installed on my computer.
Yes, thank you, I can google.
I found http://osxdaily.com/2018/11/15/automatic-dark-mode-macos-schedule/ this site and managed to go into the Automator. It looks like an application which I did NOT set was automatically toggling light and dark modes and needed to be deleted. I will report back if that doesn't help by tomorrow, but I did in fact ask the question I meant to ask and did not need a generic Mac page to fix it.
Thanks for the attempts to help. Best.
Since no one else has access to this computer and I didn't know what the Automator WAS until I found that article, so I certainly didn't set it up, I would be interested to know how it got set up as well. Like I said -- it started after a software update, and I wouldn't have known how to set this up until I found that article a few minutes ago and worked backward. If anyone else has this problem or it becomes a known problem, I'd be interested to know. It was VERY obnoxious.
So -- problem still not resolved. Guess I'm making a Genius Bar appointment?
This is not something I've deliberately set up to happen and all attempts to make it STOP have failed -- every day at sunset, Dark Mode engages.
Are you speaking about Night Shift?
˘System Preferences>Display
Very strange. I just hope that's the end of it.
manda4077 wrote:
Dark mode engages at sunset (about 7:35 tonight) and I have to go HERE (see picture) and manually switch it back from dark to light every day for the past few days since an update was installed on my computer.
How to use Dark Mode on your Mac - Apple Support
How to Enable Dark Mode in MacOS Automatically on Schedule
macOS Mojave 10.14.4 enables automatic Dark Mode on websites ...
NightOwl switches on Mojave's Dark Mode at sundown - Cult of Mac
manda4077 wrote:
It looks like an application which I did NOT set was automatically toggling light and dark modes and needed to be deleted.
Independent of your google skills—
Hard for me to see what app or automater action you may or may not have set. I think the good news is we were able to whittle it down, slice by slice.
From the macOS side of things— it is not baked into System Preferences.
So I would be very curious how this got set up without user interaction.
Automatic Dark Mode at Sunset
