Android · Research guidance. Instructions are based on publisher guidance; a UK IPTV account was not tested on this platform.
Identify the theme mode
Google distinguishes standard dark theme from an expanded option on Android 16 and later. Standard dark theme applies to the system interface and supporting apps, while the expanded option can darken interfaces without native support. Check which mode is active before assuming the app itself supplied the colours you see.
Inspect the affected interface
Look at a programme listing or harmless menu rather than judging from a single dark scene. Google warns that expanded theme can alter images or make text over images hard to read. Record whether the issue concerns an overlay label, a poster or the playing video. Those distinctions help avoid changing unrelated quality or account settings.
Use the documented app exception
Open Android’s Accessibility colour-and-motion dark-theme settings where available. Next to the expanded option, Google documents settings with per-app toggles. Review the intended app and disable the expanded treatment for that app if you want a narrow comparison. Keep the original choice so the change remains reversible.
Compare the same screen
Return to the same listing or overlay and inspect legibility. Do not change colour inversion at the same time: it is a separate control with a wider effect on media. If the app remains light with expanded theme enabled, Google notes that manufacturer restrictions or app opt-outs can explain that result. It is not necessarily a failed setting.
Choose the readable state
Keep the app exception or restore the previous choice according to the result. Standard mode can disable expanded treatment more broadly if that is your intention. A useful support note includes Android version, theme mode and the exact affected element. Avoid claiming that dark theme is a universal video-colour correction or an HDR adjustment.
Questions, answered
Is expanded dark theme available on every Android version?
Google documents it for Android 16 and later.
Can one app be excluded from expanded treatment?
Google documents per-app controls in the expanded option’s settings.