Samsung might finally fix dark mode’s biggest home screen eyesore

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My close-to-ideal toggle setup in Android 16. One UI 8.5 should make it better.
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TL;DR

• One UI 8.5 might force dark-themed icons for all apps, giving the home screen a unified nighttime look.
• Samsung’s next update could also give app icons a subtle 3D redesign with drop shadows, appearing in both light and dark modes.
• This move aligns with a recent Google policy change that requires app developers to allow for automatic icon theming.

Samsung’s next update may finally address one of the most persistent and overlooked issues with dark mode in recent years: app icons that never adapt to the nighttime theme. A recently surfaced One UI 8.5 leak provides the first substantial look at Samsung’s plan for addressing this issue, and it’s about time.

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