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Manlai8412
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Spotlight suggested app icons won't switch to Dark Mode after iOS 27 upgrade

Spotlight suggested app icons won't switch to Dark Mode after iOS 27 upgrade


Hi everyone,

I recently updated my iPhone to the latest iOS version, and I’m experiencing an issue with Spotlight search where suggested app icons fail to switch to Dark Mode.

While the rest of the system UI and Home Screen icons transition to Dark Mode without any issues, the Siri Suggested app icons inside Spotlight remain stuck on their Light Mode/bright background variants.

Here is what I have already tried so far:

  • Toggling Light / Dark Mode manually in Display settings.
  • Force restarting the iPhone.
  • Resetting Siri & Search suggestions (toggling "Show Suggestions in Search" off and on).
  • Switching system language to force an index rebuild.

None of these steps resolved the issue. Has anyone found a working fix or a way to force Spotlight to clear its icon cache? Or is this a known system bug with the current build?

Thanks in advance!

Posted on Sep 16, 2026 11:45 PM

3 replies

SravanKrA
User level: Level 10 (454,138 points)

Sep 17, 2026 3:10 AM in response to Manlai8412

Settings > Search > Suggest Apps > Don't Suggest

Restart the iPhone and check again


See the pic below, which is self-explanatory

SravanKrA
User level: Level 10 (454,138 points)

Sep 17, 2026 3:05 AM in response to Manlai8412

Manlai8412 wrote:
Or is this a known system bug with the current build?

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K13McKim
User level: Level 1 (8 points)

Oct 17, 2026 6:56 AM in response to Manlai8412

I contacted Apple support yesterday and they told me to wait 72 hours for reindexing. After playing around with my phone this morning and I figured out the white screen during app switching only happens in dark mode. Googling only informs me where to find the new location of dark mode. Hoping a fix comes out soon!

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256358740