Really wish it defaulted to the system appearance for new users. I'm in a weird minority but I always browse incognito so it's kind of annoying to have to change that every time.
Really wish it defaulted to the system appearance for new users. I'm in a weird minority but I always browse incognito so it's kind of annoying to have to change that every time.
I have a similar issue on desktop, which is where I spend majority of my time. The text now is larger and every time I visit a page I have to adjust it to its previous default because the new...
I have a similar issue on desktop, which is where I spend majority of my time. The text now is larger and every time I visit a page I have to adjust it to its previous default because the new default is so jarring.
I just saw a popup for this feature a few min ago when reading a Wiki article on my phone. I hope they add the same feature to their desktop page at some point soon too! Edit: TIL, it turns out...
I just saw a popup for this feature a few min ago when reading a Wiki article on my phone. I hope they add the same feature to their desktop page at some point soon too!
Edit: TIL, it turns out there already is a dark mode for the desktop site. You can switch to it in Preferences - Appearance (requires an account), or you can simply append ?withgadget=dark-mode to any Wiki article URL. And you can even add a light/dark toggle to the site by enabling 'Dark mode toggle' in Preferences - Gadgets.
Actuslly, I found that without an account you can go to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MobileOptions&returnto=Main+Page on PC and it will maintain the setting when going back...
The dark mode gadget is actually a different, older feature that is implemented with an invert filter. Unfortunately it somewhat reduces text legibility, especially if you use subpixel...
The dark mode gadget is actually a different, older feature that is implemented with an invert filter. Unfortunately it somewhat reduces text legibility, especially if you use subpixel antialiasing.
I believe the new dark mode is already available if you are logged in (at least it is for me), and should provide better results. However it isn't supported on certain pages such as the Current Events Portal.
Really wish it defaulted to the system appearance for new users. I'm in a weird minority but I always browse incognito so it's kind of annoying to have to change that every time.
I have a similar issue on desktop, which is where I spend majority of my time. The text now is larger and every time I visit a page I have to adjust it to its previous default because the new default is so jarring.
I just saw a popup for this feature a few min ago when reading a Wiki article on my phone. I hope they add the same feature to their desktop page at some point soon too!
Edit: TIL, it turns out there already is a dark mode for the desktop site. You can switch to it in Preferences - Appearance (requires an account), or you can simply append
?withgadget=dark-modeto any Wiki article URL. And you can even add a light/dark toggle to the site by enabling 'Dark mode toggle' in Preferences - Gadgets.Actuslly, I found that without an account you can go to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MobileOptions&returnto=Main+Page on PC and it will maintain the setting when going back to non-mobile. On PC, if this doesn’t work, I otherwise use Dark Reader on automatic mode based on time.
The dark mode gadget is actually a different, older feature that is implemented with an invert filter. Unfortunately it somewhat reduces text legibility, especially if you use subpixel antialiasing.
I believe the new dark mode is already available if you are logged in (at least it is for me), and should provide better results. However it isn't supported on certain pages such as the Current Events Portal.
why did it take this long tho