Changing Contacts background colour on MacBook Pro running Tahoe 26.0.1

I just upgraded to Tahoe Ver 26.0.1 on my MacBook Pro M4 Max / 64GB.

Here are the issues I am facing in the revamped Contacts App

Unable to change the background colour in the right pane which shows the Preview of the selected Contact (the vignetting bluish-purplish colour is a huge strain on the eye.
Unable to see the first few lines of the Notes (when I scroll down), especially when it contains Credit Card Numbers. Once I click on Edit, I can see the full notes.

These issues were not there in earlier OS.

Thanks in advance...

[Edited by Moderator]

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Oct 4, 2025 8:01 PM

33 replies

Oct 16, 2025 4:17 PM in response to islander56

It’s a system-wide setting.

Oct 16, 2025 8:48 PM in response to zaradia

You are a genius, Zaradia

This has become much better now

Any way to change the Fill In Colour to White?

Oct 17, 2025 2:39 AM in response to zaradia

It has surely made it more readable

Nov 6, 2025 10:30 AM in response to zaradia

This helps with the text, but not the title.

kenton48

Level 1

8 points

Nov 20, 2025 3:02 PM in response to zaradia

This worked thanks, I am not sure why they did this. I always cut and paste phone #'s and default is white.

Dec 7, 2025 5:46 AM in response to FACT_ERP_Solutions

Thx for posting this. Does apple ever reply to post on this community ? why hasn't there been a reply?

Dec 7, 2025 10:37 AM in response to sjbellosa

Apple Support Communities TOU - Apple Support Communities Terms of Use Agreement

Apple Support Communities Use Agreement - Apple Community

Oct 15, 2025 9:30 PM in response to leroydouglas

I agree 100%

Unable to understand why Apple would make these changes
All my Apple diehard friends are complaining bitterly
I have become so used to the Apple Contact App (with sync to iCloud and my iPhone), considering an alternative would be almost an impossibility
At the same time, what Apple Fans (such as you and me) are asking for is relatively a minor ask
I hope Apple is listening...

zaradia

Level 1

50 points

Oct 16, 2025 4:28 PM in response to islander56

I noticed that it did affect some of the other apps that I checked. However, it was very simple to just click the button to change the setting back. I clicked it on and off a couple of times on my iPhone and iPad too, just to see what happens. ;-)

Barney-15E

Level 10

122,144 points

Dec 7, 2025 5:51 AM in response to sjbellosa

Thx for posting this. Does apple ever reply to post on this community ? why hasn't there been a reply?

The Terms of Use specifically states that they do not participate here. It’s a user to user support forum.

You can send feedback which they claim to read. Product Feedback - Apple

dialabrain

Level 10

136,019 points

Oct 4, 2025 8:10 PM in response to FACT_ERP_Solutions

That's why I'm always in dark mode.

Feel free to send Apple feedback.

Feedback - macOS - Apple

dialabrain

Level 10

136,019 points

Oct 4, 2025 8:38 PM in response to FACT_ERP_Solutions

It's much easier to see on my Macs.

None the less, send Apple feedback.

Oct 10, 2025 2:19 PM in response to FACT_ERP_Solutions

The big problem is that when you copy anything, it is in white, and thus invisible in any document or email you are working on. I should not have to enter EDIT to get it in black.

Barney-15E

Level 10

122,144 points

Oct 10, 2025 7:41 PM in response to islander56

The big problem is that when you copy anything, it is in white, and thus invisible in any document or email you are working on.

Use Paste and Match Style (opt-shift-cmd-v).

Oct 14, 2025 6:36 AM in response to neuroanatomist

Feedback given to Apple today
How do I copy/paste my 12,000 Contacts at one go to see Black Text & White Background?

Changing Contacts background colour on MacBook Pro running Tahoe 26.0.1