Android apps all show inverted colours

General
#1

REPRODUCIBILITY: 100%
OS VERSION: 4.5.0.16 Struven Ketju
HARDWARE: Sony Xperia 10 II
UI LANGUAGE: English
REGRESSION: yes

DESCRIPTION:

As the title suggests, I have 2 Android apps on my Sony Xperia; Here Maps and Whatsapp. Both apps are showing all UI colours are inverted (negative).

PRECONDITIONS:

Have an Android app on your device, preferably Whatsapp or Here Maps

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

Open Whatsapp or other Android application and check the UI colours

EXPECTED RESULT:

My Dark Theme to still be in use (Also with Here Maps) or at least be able to switch back to my desired theme.

ACTUAL RESULT:

UI colours are all inverted despite Ambience (light or dark)

MODIFICATIONS:

None

#2

I have What’s App installed and changing the Ambience doesn’t have any impact despite I set “follow System colours” in What’s App v. 2.23.1.76

#3

I know ambience has no impact, that’s why I noted it.

I do not have “follow system colours” option in Whatsapp. Only option is “Chats - Theme, wallpapers, chat history”, but these settings are switched, dark become light, light becomes dark.

#4

So you don’t have these options?

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#5

Sorry, yes, your choice of wording threw me. I have those options, as I already said, Light turns everything dark and vice-versa, no difference, i cannot get normal UI colours.

#6

Ok. I’m missing something. Do you have any customization or something which could modify this behaviour? On my side, if light is set, the app stay light.

#7

No, no mods, no patchmanager, just vanilla SFOS.

Whatsapp version is 2.22.23.78, also Here Maps is doing the same things, but SFOS apps are not affected.

#8

What happens if you update What’s App?

#9

Haven’t tried. Just uninstalled it and then discovered that we cannot download Whatsapp directly any more, we have to go to Google Play Store, if I recall correctly, Play Store and SailfishOS do not mix.

Luckily, I saved a Whatsapp APK on my device, it says 2.22.23.78…as before.

#10

I installed it from Aurora Store.

#11

I’ve tried everything I can, removal, restart, etc, still UI colours are inverted and theme selection yields opposite results. Trying to use Here Maps is like being on acid.

Aurora store?, hmmmm, repacked APK’s?, no thanks.

#12

On desktop I see a ‘Package Installer’ link on here that downloads an apk.

Some screenshots of the weird theming might be helpful.

#13

UI colours are inverted - why are images needed to see Whatsapp UI inverted?

#14

With Dark Theme selected, I get this;

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With Light Theme selected, I get this;

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As stated earlier, I get the opposite, but neither of these options yield normal UI colours.

#15

There’s a little accessibility guy in the navbar there. What’s he doing there?

Is it something to do with this?

#16

I got it. He enabled the option Colour inverted in the android settings. Open Android Settings->Help operation (3rd last from the bottom) and Colour inverted.

#17

I just found that while trying to get that little guy to appear. How do you do that by accident?

#18

@abranson I think that little guy icon appeared when I installed Google Translate app.

@pherjung - I changed nothing, all I did was update the OS. I cannot follow your instructions for some reason…think I’m going low blood sugar, literally. I cannot find options you mention.

#19

Glad it’s fixed anyway! I wonder if Google Translate did something to turn that on. Let’s see if it happens to anyone else.

#20

Fixed?, not for me it isn’t.