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Donna Penn
User level: Level 1 (111 points)

MacBook Air backgrounds are black after waking from sleep

i just opened my macbook air from sleep and the backgrounds of everything is black. Why and how to undo?

Posted on Nov 3, 2026 3:14 PM

1 reply

TheLittles
User level: Level 10 (211,627 points)

Nov 3, 2026 7:10 PM in response to Donna Penn

"MacBook Air backgrounds are black after waking from sleep: i just opened my macbook air from sleep and the backgrounds of everything is black. Why and how to undo?"

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This has Switched to Dark Mode:

This is no more than a glitch, and you should remove this to Apple:


Report this to Apple:

Do your Part: Report this to Apple. Apple may not get back to you directly, but the more feedback Apple receives on this, the more they will know what is going on, and what needs to be fixed in upcoming updates.

  1. Go Here: Feedback - macOS - Apple
  2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
  3. Comment: on when you came across this issue, and how you have troubleshot it thus far. Include the URL to this thread,
  4. Proceed from there as necessar


To Fix this:

  1. Go to: Settings
  2. Click: Appearance
  3. Select: Light


Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256388412