Mygoogle pixel 3xl has dark mode and it works flawlessly running android 12 and build number 1.01 (16.0.14827.20124) it starts automatically if dark mode is enabled and I have the theme option present in the settings in the app, however my Samsung galaxy tab s7 does not have this feature (it does not start automatically with dark mode and there is no theme feature in the settings of the app under display preferences) It is also running android 12 and the exact same build number
There have been other forms of Samsung tablet users who also do not have dark mode yet. Only thing I can think of is that is due to some ui optimisation from the larger screen of the tablet, as the settings option itself appears differently to the phone version along with some other things, (appears as pop up in centre of screen rather than using up entire screen like it is on phone.
I have also uninstalled cleared data and cache and re installed on my pixel 3xl setup app identically to tab s7 and the option is there. Same google play account and same Microsoft accounts. Please help me resolve this issue as this app is essential to me and I've been told I can't use this app for extended periods of time with my eyes, my current only solution is to use a colour inverter in accessibly options which breaks a plethora of elements.
I posted this on another form and was told to post here would really appreciate some help or a work around, no matter how janky. I tried using the force dark mode in developer options and even that didn't edit the look of the page which normally brute forces dark mode in unsupported apps. This seems to be impacting all Samsung galaxy tablet users as I have found multiple other form posts all from tablet users, would really love this to be fixed. Especially considering I bought this tablet due to the collaboration Microsoft had with Samsung for these tablets to improve compatibility and productivity. Just to find a basic feature is excluded from them.
Also, maybe you can try setting the whole device to grayscale which I do on iOS. You can create a button sequence to quickly turn it on and off if needed. Surely the Galaxy has the same option? That way the device will always be in 'dark mode' no matter what.
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More details: I have a Samsung S10 phone running Android 11 (up to date as of this posting). I use the native 'phone' app (green background, white phone symbol) which in turn uses the native 'contacts' app (orange background, white 'person' symbol, version 12.1.20.11). Up until recently, after making a call to a new number, I could choose to 'create contact' from the 'recents' list, and that name / number would automatically show up in my Office365 account online and in my windows 10 outlook installation within minutes. Similarly, contacts added in Outlook on my laptop would show up in the Contacts list on the phone within minutes. But recently, that stopped happening. I spent days researching, experimenting, and finally today I got it working again, but I'd like to see if others agree with my conclusions and also, provide info for others who may have run into this. (See my answer posted below).
To address the issue, I first fully removed the Office365 / 'Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync' account at the 'settings' / 'accounts and backup' / 'manage accounts' screen (choosing 'remove account' from within the account entry). I then re-added the account in the same area, using the 'add account' option, and then choosing 'microsoft exchange ActiveSync' option. Once added, I verified that 'sync on for all items' was shown for this account. NOTE - removing and re-adding the account caused some orphan contacts that were in the phone but not office 365 to be deleted, so be warned.
I then went to the phone app, 'recents' list, and chose an unsaved number from the list; I then chose 'add to contacts', 'create new contact'. THIS IS THE IMPORTANT BIT ... the option is presented to 'save contact to', and it offers (in my case) 'Phone', 'Google', 'Microsoft Exchange Active Sync' (the list of options will reflect the number of accounts you have configured on your phone). It also has choices for 'just once' and 'always'.
At this point, before proceeding, I wanted to discuss this screen. In my mind, if you have a 'sync' solution for contacts, you should only ever have to 'save' a contact to the 'phone', since that's what 'sync' is there for - to sync the phone to whatever outside services you may have. You shouldn't be asked if you want to 'save contact to' (eg) Exchange ActiveSync. But if you in fact choose to save the contact to 'phone', what I believe this means is, save contact to phone ONLY and DO NOT SYNC (even though you've elsewhere told the phone to sync contacts!). And if you choose to 'save contact to' Exchange ActiveSync, you are actually telling the phone to save the contact to the phone, and also sync the contact to Exchange ActiveSync. This further implies you can only sync contacts with one outside account, despite having multiple accounts configured on the phone.
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