True, Rod, but we need to see if the customization in face fixes it for MacBiter. I have my icons dark, and I like the look. I don't use the dark desktop, just the icons themselves.
That did it! Thank you so much...
Not so. I've always had dark appearance (e.g. in Settings, iCloud Drive, and everywhere else Apple), but my home screen icons have always been light which I assumed was the default. But after upgrading to iPadOS 18, my home screen suddenly, for the first time ever, looked like this:
Same for me, at least on my iPhone and they didn't change when I upgraded to iOS 18 although the option to do so became available but there you are. Jake was right, i'm glad that fixed it.
I've now discovered the reason: iPadOS 18 has introduced an extra setting "Dark mode until sunrise [or sunset]". I now find that though my home screen icons are back to permanent lightness, my Dark mode choice in Appearance doesn't stick, and each morning I'm back to Light mode. It's not exactly difficult to switch back again, but it's a hassle. Is there a way I can have Dark mode permanent like before, like my home screen icons are back to permanent lightness?
Done, haven't a clue how it got turned on!.
