All system colors are displayed incorrectly on the popover view.
Those are the same views present as a popover in light and dark mode.
And those are the same views present as modal.
And there is also a problem that when the popover is presented, switching to dark/light mode will not change the appearance. That affected all system apps.
The following screenshot is already in dark mode.
All those problem are occured on iOS 26 beta 3.
I submited a feedback for this issue. FB20706282
It's serious problem for all apps. Hopefully can fix it.
On iOS 26 beta 4, those problem are not fixed yet!
On iOS 26 RC, this serious bug still exists!
Those two problems remain unfixed in iOS 26.1 and iOS 26.2 beta.
No one checked out this problem?
This issue remains unresolved in iOS 26.2 beta 3, and it appears to be even worse.
This is the screenshot when switched to dark mode on the control center while the popover is appearing.
I have reported for over a month, and have received no response yet!
The problem is still on iOS 26.2 RC.
Is there no plan to fix that?
This problem is still not fixed on iOS 26.3 Beta 2.
Over three month ago.
This bug is annoying.
This problem still exists on iOS 26.4 RC!!
I have been informed that about half of the year has passed, and I haven't received any response on this forum.
"And there is also a problem that when the popover is presented, switching to dark/light mode will not change the appearance" That part is what I came here to complain about.
(The system colors being different in a popover does not seem to me to be a bug, because a popover is "elevated" so the colors are different.)
Okay, I've worked out workarounds for both problems; see https://stackoverflow.com/a/79921602/341994
From iOS 26 beta through iOS 26.5, and now with iOS 27 approaching, this issue still persists.
For more than half a year, I have continuously followed up on this issue, yet the DTS engineer has provided completely zero response, and there are still no signs of Apple addressing or fixing it.
This is unbelievable. Why?
Hello AngelonPro,
Can you please attach to the bug report a small test project that replicates this issue?
Or share a link to a test project? I understand that you're seeing this issue consistently, and it'd be helpful for us to see the exact code that demonstrates this behavior. That'll help us better understand what's going on. Feel free to also share the relevant code snippets to this thread.
If you're not familiar with preparing a test project, please take a look at Creating a test project.
Cordially,
Richard Yeh Developer Technical Support
@DTS Engineer I already filed a report FB20706282 a long time ago.
I think the content and screenshot of this post clearly indicate the problem.
Switching light/dark mode on popover view.
It's affecting ALL popover views, including system apps.
To reproduce: Open Safari on iPad > Tap the Share button > The Share sheet will appear as a popover > Switch to light/dark mode from the control center
The share sheet appearance is nothing changed.
The .systemXXX Color in popover view.
And while using .systemBackground as the button text color on the popover view. It will display in white color in dark mode, but it should be in black as correct.
Those two problems are related to one thing: the popover view.
Just to back up @AngelonPro on this one, as they have been reporting here mostly, so to make sure Apple engineers don't think this is something isolated to a single person - it is not.
We're also facing these issues with popovers on iOS 26, and it clearly is a bug on Apple's end as it appears in Apple's apps too (open Calendar on iPad, tap + do add new event, then switch appearance).
@DTS Engineer this thread contains enough info already. Please take this seriously; it's heavily affecting our apps.
Hello @AngelonPro,
I understand that you've already filed a bug report. Thank you for doing so. But could you please attach a focused test project that demonstrates this issue? I have not been able to replicate the first issue where only the button text using .systemBackground color fails to adapt to dark mode. A focused test project would be helpful in this case. If you're not familiar with preparing a test project, please take a look at
Creating a test project.
I do observe that when dark mode is toggled, the colors of a system popover do not change. If it is dismissed and the share button tapped again, a new popover appears with the correct colors. Does that accurately describe the second issue? If so, it is a known issue (FB20928471), but we're not aware of any recommended workaround so far. If you find something that helps you avoid the issue,
please share it with the community by posting it here.
Hello @mgalijot,
While this issue appears to be known, we still encourage you to open a bug report, and post the FB number here once you do. The specific info you include your bug report might help our investigation, and filing the bug report you to get notified when it is resolved.
Bug Reporting: How and Why? explains how you can open a bug report.
Thank you for your patience,
Richard Yeh Developer Technical Support
@DTS Engineer
I've submitted a test project to FB20706282 for the first issue.
To workaround, I have to use this way to set the color on popover right now. But I don't think it should do that. It's absoultely a bug.
button.configuration?.background.backgroundColor = UIColor { traitCollection in
traitCollection.userInterfaceStyle == .dark ? .white : .black
}
There is another similar problem on the UISplitViewController. I reported before FB19067917, and it's fixed.
For (FB20928471), it's a similar problem, and I also left a comment on that post https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/806665
Yes, the popover color will be correct if you dismiss and open it again. But it should be updated immediately after switching dark/light mode.
I don't have any workaround for this. It's also affecting to all Apple's apps. It's a serious problem.
As I remember correctly, this two issue is occoured since iOS 26.0 Beta 3 at the same time.
The problem of switching light/dark mode is finally fixed on iOS 27 beta, and I want to cry!
However, the first problem with the system color on the popover view is still.
@DTS Engineer did you check out and reproduce this case as I provided the sample code?