Custom dark mode scheduling is reliable again in the latest Android 16 beta

Android 16 QPR1 beta 1.1 finally squashes the bug ruining dark mode scheduling.

Jun 7, 2025 - 11:20

Custom dark mode scheduling is reliable again in the latest Android 16 beta

Credit: Paul Jones / Android Authority

A bug in the Android 16 QPR1 beta 1 caused custom dark mode scheduling to stop working if you manually activated the mode via Quick Settings.
The latest version of the beta has now fixed this issue.

Although dark mode is great, there may be times of the day when you want to turn it off. Thankfully, Android gives you the option to set custom times of the day when you want the mode to turn on. When Android 16 QPR1 beta 1 rolled out, a bug made this feature stop working. Now it looks like the bug has been fixed with the latest update.

Google rolled out Android 16 QPR1 beta 1 last month. As with any beta, there’s an increased chance of running into bugs. One of the bugs that was discovered during this release was an issue with dark mode. Specifically, if you set a custom time for dark mode to kick on, going into Quick Settings to activate dark mode manually would cause custom scheduling to break.