# Dark mode not working on some websites **URL:** \ **Category:** Mobile Support\ **Tags:** ios\ **Created:** [February 10, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203 "2026-02-10T14:56:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ClaudeC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@ClaudeC](https://community.brave.app/u/ClaudeC)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/1 "2026-02-10T14:56:06Z")
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**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/2 "2026-02-10T19:04:56Z")
I see this as well. Seems to be specific to iOS as these sites display as intended on Android. I’ve opened the following issue: > > > \### Description > > Some sites, such as www.journaldemontreal.com and www.lapresse.…com, do not respond to the browser's \`Night mode\` setting. The browser still displays the site with it enabled: > > \Image > > Issue is iOS specific -- both sites display as expected on Android. > > \### Steps to reproduce > > 1. Enable night mode on iOS > 2. Visit the aforementioned websites > > \### Actual result > > Site displays in White > > \### Expected result > > Site should be displayed dark > > \### Reproduces how often > > Easily reproduced > > \### Brave version > > 1.86.144 > > \### Device/iOS version > > iOS 16 > > \### Affected browser versions > > \- \[x\] latest AppStore > \- \[\] latest TestFlight > \- \[\] previous TestFlight > > \### Reproducibility > > \- \[\] with Brave Shields disabled > \- \[\] in the latest version of mobile Safari > > \### Miscellaneous information > > User report: > https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203 ---
**Author:** ![ClaudeC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@ClaudeC](https://community.brave.app/u/ClaudeC)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/4 "2026-02-10T19:38:38Z")
Little mistake : it’s www.lapresse.ca not .com. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudeC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@ClaudeC](https://community.brave.app/u/ClaudeC)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/5 "2026-02-12T04:15:59Z")
On GitHub, a collaborator asked to point out bugs to the DarkReader project. I must say that Microsoft Edge on iOS has some extensions and DarkReader is one of them. It works perfectly fine on those two websites with Edge. ---
**Author:** ![Saoiray](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/saoiray/32/212354_2.png) [@Saoiray](https://community.brave.app/u/Saoiray)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/6 "2026-02-12T18:22:13Z")
@Mattches @kylehickinson just wanted to tag and point out the above reply, especially since James Mudgett just closed out the Github issue opened earlier. Wanting to confirm what’s next if there are any “Brave specific” issues? ---
**Author:** ![ClaudeC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@ClaudeC](https://community.brave.app/u/ClaudeC)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/7 "2026-02-12T18:36:52Z")
I didn’t know that Brave was using DarkReader library. I can also point out that DarkReader works fine with Safari on iOS. Seems like a Brave bug somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![kylehickinson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kylehickinson](https://community.brave.app/u/kylehickinson)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/8 "2026-02-12T18:47:36Z")
@Saoiray Seeing if shields affect it would be a good start. DarkReader on Brave is also not up to date on the App Store build and was only recently updated in 1.88.x (currently beta, app store on iOS is 1.86.x right now) so its possible that its fixed there already. Re: Edge/Safari, Safari will be using the actual extension, not 100% sure about Edge. Brave uses the injected version of the dependency, not the full extension so its possible there are some differences. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudeC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@ClaudeC](https://community.brave.app/u/ClaudeC)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/9 "2026-02-12T19:39:31Z")
The problem has been there for a while. I just decided to report it now. Maybe it’s fixed on newer versions, but I doubt it, since it has always been like this in my experience. I guess Microsoft is hosting some extensions themselves? They have a few, like uBlock Origin Lite, DarkReader, SponsorBlock, etc. Also on Android. Firefox has some on Android too, but not on iOS. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudeC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@ClaudeC](https://community.brave.app/u/ClaudeC)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/10 "2026-02-13T17:41:07Z")
Since the GitHub report has been closed and the bug hasn’t been reported to the DarkReader project, I suppose it will remain unresolved for the foreseeable future. ---
**Author:** ![Saoiray](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/saoiray/32/212354_2.png) [@Saoiray](https://community.brave.app/u/Saoiray)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/11 "2026-02-13T17:51:03Z")
@ClaudeC well, part of it would be for you to check like Kyle mentioned. Do you notice any difference with Shields down? Beyond that, not sure if it’s like Kyle had said: > [@kylehickinson](#): > > DarkReader on Brave is also not up to date on the App Store build and was only recently updated in 1.88.x (currently beta, app store on iOS is 1.86.x right now) so its possible that its fixed there already. Seeing that, not sure if it would be fixed. It doesn’t seem Kyle or Matt checked to see and give confirmation either way. I personally am too lazy lately and don’t feel like going through the TestFlight process to add the Beta version, but you can try that via [https://testflight.apple.com/join/Trcbh1o3](https://testflight.apple.com/join/Trcbh1o3) I believe. Otherwise we wait for that to arrive to the normal version and see if it gets resolved there. > [@kylehickinson](#): > > Brave uses the injected version of the dependency, not the full extension so its possible there are some differences. And if this is the issue, I’m not sure what the next step(s) would be. > [@ClaudeC](#): > > Since the GitHub report has been closed and the bug hasn’t been reported to the DarkReader project, I suppose it will remain unresolved for the foreseeable future. I’m assuming this is a very niche thing and kind of low priority overall compared to everything else they are working on and trying to fix. I’m not sure about the “for the foreseeable future” part as they did indicate changes coming that might help. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudeC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@ClaudeC](https://community.brave.app/u/ClaudeC)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/12 "2026-02-15T03:41:21Z")
Thanks for your response. I tried with the shield down and it has no effect on the dark mode of both websites. I guess we’ll have to wait and see if therés a change when Brave devs will use a newer library of DarkReader. ---
**Author:** ![Saoiray](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/saoiray/32/212354_2.png) [@Saoiray](https://community.brave.app/u/Saoiray)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/13 "2026-02-15T04:02:02Z")
> [@kylehickinson](#): > > DarkReader on Brave is also not up to date on the App Store build and was only recently updated in 1.88.x (currently beta I did just cave and added it. Seems even with Version 1.88 (108) it’s not working. Doesn’t matter if Shields is disabled. So doesn’t seem to be progress there for at least lapresse.ca ![IMG_0668](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/7/6/766e8d923834b60cbf718c29fc15eebbcbb85fb8.jpeg) ![IMG_0669](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/b/e/bed981ab9ca9a3a22c9c118d691acbf1ab157ffd.png) I guess I can try to look at what was linked earlier and see if there is a way to submit an issue with the dark reader project for the OP, just in case it is something they need to do at their end. Otherwise at least wanted to follow up that way if it is something more to look at on Braves and that maybe it can be considered here later. ---
**Author:** ![Saoiray](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/saoiray/32/212354_2.png) [@Saoiray](https://community.brave.app/u/Saoiray)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/14 "2026-02-15T04:20:55Z")
Opened Github issue with them on it just in case. > > > \### Prerequisites > > \- \[x\] I \[searched for any existing report\](https://github.com…/darkreader/darkreader/issues?q=is%3Aissue) about this bug to avoid opening a duplicate. > \- \[x\] I can reproduce this bug in a new, unmodified web browser profile with Dark Reader installed as the only extension. > \- \[x\] I understand I need to use the \[Broken Website Report template\](https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Broken+Website&template=broken-website-report.yml&title=%5BBroken+Website%5D+Replace+with+title) if this bug I am reporting occurs on a single website. > > \### Bug Description > > Some websites render in light mode even though Night Mode is enabled in Brave. > > This behavior appears similar to reports previously discussed at \[Brave Community\](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203) and \[Brave GitHub repository\](https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/52745). A Brave maintainer suggested that Night Mode related web compatibility issues may belong here since Brave uses Dark Reader internally. > > Affected examples include: > > https://www.lapresse.ca/ > > https://www.journaldemontreal.com/ > > \### Website Address > > https://www.lapresse.ca/ > > \### Steps To Reproduce > > 1. Enable Night Mode in Brave > 2. Navigate to https://www.lapresse.ca/ or https://www.journaldemontreal.com/ > 3. Observe that the pages display using a light theme instead of a darkened theme > > \### Expected Behavior > > Websites should be rendered using a dark theme when Night Mode is enabled. > > \### Actual Behavior > > The websites appear bright and are not darkened. > > \### Screenshots > > \Image > > \### Operating System > > iOS 26.2.1 > > \### Web Browser name and version > > Brave Browser. 1.86 (144) and 1.88 (108) > > \### Dark Reader version > > Unknown (bundled with Brave Night Mode) > > \### Additional Context > > Since this was at a "deadlock" with \[Brave dev referring to this project\](https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/52745#issuecomment-3885280292), I wanted to try to open an issue here to see if this is something your project is able to assist on. > > \> @Brave-Matt Please forward any night mode related webcompat issues to https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader as this is the library we use to power night mode > > (I'm just an active user who tries to help others, something like a middle man on this.) cc: @Mattches ---
**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/dark-mode-not-working-on-some-websites/649203/15 "2026-02-17T17:57:26Z")