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Contributor I
Sep 1, 2017 11:24 AM UTC
Question

Dark theme option for SONOS controller

I sometimes use the SONOS controller (on a tablet) in environments where the room lights have been dimmed at night and so find the current white background on the contoller very bright and intrusive.

Am I missing a setting that can change this, or is there a work around available?

If not, are there any plans for SONOS to introduce Skins, or at the very least a dark theme option?

Thanks
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43 replies

nicka99
Local Superstar
Oct 6, 2017 12:05 PM UTC
For iPhone and ipad users you can try the following
Go to settings -> general -> accessibility and scroll down to 'accessibility shortcut' and choose 'invert colours' when triple clicking the home button.

When using the sonos app, triple click the home button to switch to white on black. Unfortunately it applies to everything else on your phone so you'll need to toggle back to use everything else!
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Lyricist I
Oct 6, 2017 12:12 PM UTC
+1 I definitely preferred the darker theme
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Avid Contributor I
Oct 6, 2017 2:46 PM UTC
One more vote from me for dark theme on Android app. I use tablets on walls around my house, and they are garish.
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Guy_19
Enthusiast II
Oct 6, 2017 2:51 PM UTC
And another - dark theme please. It is essential, and of course much better for AMOLED screens, as it preserves battery.
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7 rooms: One SL Stereo Pair, One SL x 2, Move, Play:5 Gen2 & Port into Arcam AVR with AE floorstanders, Port into Denon microsystem.
Trending Lyricist I
Oct 6, 2017 7:59 PM UTC
+1 for a dark theme
+2 for a setting for different themes
-1 for my battery life
-1 for my sleep in the bedroom using the new gui...

customers are different and need choice...
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Contributor I
Oct 7, 2017 2:04 AM UTC
I want the dark theme back.. update also broke my music service... not a fan.
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Lyricist II
Oct 7, 2017 3:26 AM UTC
The white theme is horrible!!! It's way too bright. My phone is like a torch burning my eyes with it. Please bring back the dark theme!
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Lyricist I
Oct 7, 2017 4:51 AM UTC
Give us a dark theme or night mode!
All display settings tried, there's just no way to make using the controller easy on the eyes in the evening or at night now.
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Per Goetterup
Contributor I
Oct 7, 2017 5:17 AM UTC
Yes! - Came here after searching for a solution. The white theme is awful! - Bring back the old color scheme!
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Enthusiast I
Oct 7, 2017 6:14 AM UTC
Long day at work— I come home, dim the lights, and a few chill tracks come to mind. I fire up the Sonos app to build a queue to relax to and bam — I’m greeted with a white-hot retna burner.... nice.

The white does look clean, fresh, and sterile - very modern and Apple store–ish, but not very record store-ish. The new navigation improvements will become second nature eventually, but the white will always hurt my eyes. I know it looks just like the Apple Music interface, but I use Apple Music during the day when I’m out and about, in the sun or under bright office lights, Sonos is part of my home, where I relax in the evenings. The music should be the focus of the experience; not a bright white screen. I want to look down at the cover art; but can’t comfortably do that anymore - it’s like trying to look at an LP cover with, well, a bright white iPhone screen in the way. The white theme and music just don’t seem to go. It’s like going to an intimate live performance in the evening that’s lit with bright fluorescent lighting — it just doesn’t fit. I dont know what else to say, we music fans just want to be in the dark and jam out - without mom flipping the lights on!

Please give us a dark theme option.... please.
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