Blokada does not change theme dynamically

[soredake]

When android theme changes to dark blokada's theme is still staying light, even when "system theme" is selected in options.

[kar]

What device, os?

[soredake]

Redmi Note 5 Pro, crdroid (android 11)

[qwerty287]

Same here, stock android 11

[kar]

Do you restart the app fully? You need to kill the app if VPN is established or Keep Alive is enabled.

[qwerty287]

OK, if I kill the app it works. But that's not a very nice behavior. Usually, android apps automatically switch to dark ui if it is changed, without an app restart or even an app kill. Actually, Android handles this exactly like this if you do not change it manually and if you have the theme declarations in both directories values and values-night.

[kar]

Yep but you are talking about only some recent Android versions and only some device models. Theme handling has been historically very inconsistent in Android. We have done it with a separate library in order to support a broader range of devices. We may revisit it and go back to Android native way once the more recent Android versions are more common.

[soredake]

once the more recent Android versions are more common.

https://www.xda-developers.com/android-distribution-numbers-2021/

[soredake]

Blokada 5/6 now dynamically changes theme, closing.