Detect System Theme Preference Change Using JavaScript
JavaScript and CSS allow users to detect the user theme preference with CSS’ prefers-color-scheme media query. It’s standard these days to use that preference to show the dark or light theme on a given website. But what if the user changes their preference while using your app?
To detect a system theme preference change using JavaScript, you need to combine matchMedia, prefers-color-scheme, and an event listener:
window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)') .addEventListener('change',({ matches }) ={ if (matches) { console.log("change to dark mode!") } else { console.log("change to light mode!") } })
The change event of the matchMedia API notifies you... more →
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