These rules apply to all 3rd party Dynamic Desktops. This is a bit confusing but will make sense after a while. Which mode you select impacts how your Dynamic Desktop will behave. On macOS Mojave there are only two modes (Dark/Light). On macOS Catalina you can select one of three display modes in System Preferences/General. This overrides macOS’s decision to make the desktop dark only.ĭynamic Desktop and Light/Dark/Auto Modes Set the downloaded desktop as wallpaper againįirst, select the macOS default wallpaper (Big Sur, Catalina, or Mojave) then select “Dynamic” in the dropdown. Select “Dynamic” in the combo box (dropdown) Set the default Mojave, Catalina, or Big Sur Dynamic Desktop (depending on OS version)

Open Desktop & Screen Saver, select Desktop The first time you set Dark Mode, macOS may set this to “Dark.” To resolve this take the following steps: The wallpaper may stay just Dark or just Light if the macOS Default wallpaper is not set to Dynamic. Troubleshooting #1 Stuck in Dark Mode/Stuck in Light Mode If you can not resolve your issue after following these steps please contact us at for further assistance. If the wallpaper does not sync with time or you experience other issues please follow the troubleshooting steps below. However on macOS Catalina this will not work in Dark Mode. If you do not see this option, look under the “Services…” fly-out at the bottom.Īlternatively, you can open System Preferences, select Desktop & Screen Saver, and click '+' or drag the wallpaper in from the Downloads folder. The easiest way to install the wallpapers is to right-click (control-click, two-finger click) on the wallpaper icon and select ' Set Desktop Picture' from the context menu.

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