I’ve been using Garmin Edge devices since 2022 (Edge 1040), and I’m trying to piece together the history of Light and Dark mode support across the interface.
As of May 2025, the implementation still feels incomplete about 35% of menus and pages correctly switch between light and dark based on the selected theme:
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All widgets I use have only dark mode implementation.
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More than half of the glances also exist only in dark mode version.
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And most frustratingly: the map screen still appears to support only light mode.
This means that during night rides, I have to manually dim the display just to avoid being blinded until I can’t read anything on the other screens.
Does anyone remember when Light/Dark mode support first appeared on Edge devices, or when the last improvements were made?
Was there ever a roadmap or changelog entry about this?
With newer Edge models moving to OLED, I’m starting to think Garmin might quietly drop this entirely rather than finish the job.
Curious what others remember or have observed!