How do I fix persistent dark mode issue on iPhone 13 with iOS 18.3.1?

iOS 18.3.1 on iPhone 13. I’m stuck in dark mode no matter whether I use auto shift or set it to light mode. This used to happen regularly on Sundays and I thought I solved it but today is Sunday and it happened again today


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iPhone 13, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 2, 2025 10:33 AM

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Mar 2, 2025 10:40 AM in response to CeeBee33

Generally stuck in dark mode, or does it only affect your app icons? Yet, there are seventeen reasons why it could be stuck in dark mode.

  1. you return to a focus mode you’ve combined with dark mode
  2. you return to a background picture you’ve combined with dark mode
  3. you’ve set any automation in shortcuts which returns you to dark mode
  4. you’ve activated auto shift and it has something to do with that

you have deactivated dark mode manually already, haven’t you?

hope something above solves your issue

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