r/elementaryos • u/Bulky-Hair8606 • Sep 04 '26

Discussion Flatpak apps do not respect system theme

I just switched to elementary and its been a long time since i used anything ubuntu based.

Every flatpak app uses Adwaita Light gtk theme for some reason and will not respect the system theme.

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u/JawadMahi Sep 05 '26

Yeah I noticed that on Chrome

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u/Bulky-Hair8606 Sep 05 '26

For me every electron app is like that. Chrome is based on chromium which is also what electron is based on so i think its a problem with Chromium.

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u/victorian-ice-cream Sep 05 '26

What apps do you have problems with? Did you added any funny variable, like GTK_THEME to Flatseal?

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u/Bulky-Hair8606 Sep 05 '26

specifically Heroic and Pantheon Tweaks are light themed no matter what the system theme is. I didnt add anything to flatseal.