# What an ugly top bar after the update on iOS!

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**Created:** [November 7, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/what-an-ugly-top-bar-after-the-update-on-ios/74257 "2026-11-07T17:25:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Turmfunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Turmfunk](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Turmfunk)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/what-an-ugly-top-bar-after-the-update-on-ios/74257/1 "2026-11-07T17:25:34Z")

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How could one possibly make the top bar look so much worse with an update?

If you have an own background color for the cards, it’s really only bearable in dark mode—no matter which template you choose.

Is there any way to change the font and background color of the top bar itself?

I’m truly shocked at how poorly thought out such a drastic change seems to be.

Even if you try to adjust the CSS to the new “Light & Translucent” background so you can actually use at least one of the themes, you suddenly run into the bottom bar, which has been recolored in a completely different way.

And as if that weren’t enough, on the back page in “size small,” there’s also a strip in the CSS background color above the bottom bar that covers the card text at the bottom.

I don’t know what to say—I’m totally shocked and frustrated.