Teams Dark Mode - Teams Menu is still in light mode and difficult to read

Question

Hello! When using Teams in Dark Mode I notice that the list of channels in a Team is still shown in Light Mode and the text colour is so light it is almost unreadable. Has anyone else noticed this? Can it be changed? TIA! EDIT: I am using New Teams.

Answer 1

Hi @Rebecca

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Issue Symptom:

When using Teams in Dark Mode I notice that the list of channels in a Team is still shown in Light Mode and the text colour is so light it is almost unreadable

Solution:

Try clearing Teams client cache file. Searching for dark mode on your pc and open colour settings. And change all options to Dark Mode. Then try changing Teams to 'Follow operating system' instead of Dark Mode

Reference Links:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/troubleshoot/teams-administration/clear-teams-cache#clear-the-cache-in-teams-for-windows

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Answer 2

@Rebecca
What did you Teams client look like? I did a test in our new Teams client and here is the screenshot below:

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Answer 3

I have cleared the cache - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/troubleshoot/teams-administration/clear-teams-cache#clear-the-cache-in-teams-for-windows - and it has worked - must be a bug!

Answer 4

I have the same issue. It looks like this.