Force ViewController light mode but keep WKWebView mode adaptable

Question

I'm using the newest version of Xcode for my iOS app.

I'm stuck with one small task since hours:

I want to force my View Controller to always stay in light mode, also if device is in dark mode. I'm using this code:

overrideUserInterfaceStyle = .light

This is working very well.

But there's a WKWebView in the View Controller. I want this WKWebView to stay adaptable to the color mode, so I can check via CSS if the device is in light mode or dark mode.

I tried so much but nothing worked.

Is it even possible? How?

Answer 1

I suggest changing UIInterfaceStyle just right before invoking WKWebView and setting it back before WKWebView dismisses. You can use WKNavigationDelegate for detecting WKWebView dismissal.