Joe100
March 14, 2023, 6:57am
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The private mode is very boring and dark can I change it to set it in light or auto
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Hello @Joe100 , thank you for bringing this to our attention. I think that there should be some level of customization/optimization for private tabs. we have opened an issue in our Brave-browser repo (this is our brave-core/1.0 repo) for the team to look over and discuss. Please see:
opened 02:37AM - 15 Sep 18 UTC
suggestion
feature/user-interface
design
feature/private-browsing
priority/P5
## Description
Users should be able to customize the appearance of their priva… te windows/tabs with themes or in the same way standard windows are. While this customization should be allowed, some restrictions should be placed on theme to avoid the user confusing a standard tab with a private tab should they use similar or identical themes.
Some solutions/thoughts:
- Brave could create some number of predefined "Private themes" for users to choose from. This would ensure that **the distinction between standard and private windows is preserved**. This is opposed to allowing users set the private window theme to be any available theme. If this were allowed, it opens the potential for **both private and standard windows to have the same (or similar) themes blurring that distinction**. While that would likely fall under the "user error" category, our stance on keeping the users information/data private should carry over to this [privacy based] feature. It shows that we know that [sometimes silly] mistakes happen and Brave has done everything it can to prevent them.
- Private windows should stay "dark" in tone overall, but adjust tint/shade as I have heard users mention (contrary to the norm) that it is sometimes hard to distinguish certain elements _with_ dark mode implemented. Additionally, changing the color/brightness of _UI elements_ within the private tab (or private tab theme) may be an easy way to initially address the dark/bright problem by ensuring that regardless of the central color theme, everything in Brave remains clear and easy to distinguish.
## Steps to Reproduce
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## Brave version (chrome://version info)
Dev build/Brave-Core
### Reproducible on current release:
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### Website problems only:
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### Additional Information
Here is the report that pushed me to write the issue. I know that I have seen additional reports like this, I will update the post or add them to the thread as I dig them out:
https://community.brave.com/t/is-there-an-option-to-modify-the-default-screen-color-in-incognito-mode/32067
Hope this can help you. Regards