# Strange display behavior after downloading the App! **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** design\ **Created:** [February 8, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342 "2020-02-08T21:54:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidsobhysabetb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@davidsobhysabetb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davidsobhysabetb)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/1 "2020-02-08T21:54:58Z")
Hi, I’m having a very strange problem that I really can’t understand ! After downloading my app and test it , there’s a problem showing : 1- input text hint “ Type here “ 2- time input And here are screenshots showing the difference between the app in Thunkable live mode and the downloaded one . Thanks in advance . ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/9/797473a76215ea55185b473874cdeccd38c813bc.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/9/d98ccd048633acac05239d58773c940ad4dcdcb5.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/9/4935771d52398f35b106a744dd6946eca19fb92c.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/8/f/8fbb829d9f682056012dae7b876c41c7b2402f34.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![davidsobhysabetb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@davidsobhysabetb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davidsobhysabetb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/2 "2020-02-09T12:03:35Z")
Any help please ? ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/3 "2020-02-09T14:08:51Z")
Do you want to share your app via dm? I can try it out on my iphone ---
**Author:** ![davidsobhysabetb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@davidsobhysabetb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davidsobhysabetb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/4 "2020-02-09T14:54:56Z")
[https://x.thunkable.com/share/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1c2VySWQiOiI1YjNiOTIyY2FlYTU0NThkZWNiNjdkZWQiLCJ1c2VySXNQcm8iOmZhbHNlLCJwcm9qZWN0SWQiOiI1ZTMwMjM0YzRjZjQxMWVhMjVhZmY0N2MiLCJhcHBJZCI6IjRkMmQwZWJmLWIxM2QtNGZiMy05YTNkLTcyMTFlMDc1MjUwYyIsImdjc0J1Y2tldE5hbWUiOiJ0aHVua2FibGUteC1wcm9kdWN0aW9uLWlwYXMiLCJpYXQiOjE1ODEyNTg2MTAsImV4cCI6MTU4MTM0NTAxMH0.2MVK4juyiqB1C9cLwU-h4OEZwIR27HU9QzHQn4JjrZ4](https://x.thunkable.com/share/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1c2VySWQiOiI1YjNiOTIyY2FlYTU0NThkZWNiNjdkZWQiLCJ1c2VySXNQcm8iOmZhbHNlLCJwcm9qZWN0SWQiOiI1ZTMwMjM0YzRjZjQxMWVhMjVhZmY0N2MiLCJhcHBJZCI6IjRkMmQwZWJmLWIxM2QtNGZiMy05YTNkLTcyMTFlMDc1MjUwYyIsImdjc0J1Y2tldE5hbWUiOiJ0aHVua2FibGUteC1wcm9kdWN0aW9uLWlwYXMiLCJpYXQiOjE1ODEyNTg2MTAsImV4cCI6MTU4MTM0NTAxMH0.2MVK4juyiqB1C9cLwU-h4OEZwIR27HU9QzHQn4JjrZ4) ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/5 "2020-02-09T14:59:50Z")
how do i get to the screen you are experiencing issues with? i dont see how to use the date picker ---
**Author:** ![davidsobhysabetb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@davidsobhysabetb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davidsobhysabetb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/6 "2020-02-09T15:06:11Z")
add device existing device id = David code = Smartech name = any then open lights long click any light button then scroll down and select timer ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/7 "2020-02-09T15:08:52Z")
See my shots below. This may be an issue with your phone. Have you updated recently? ![IMG_F683F6B7E513-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/6/6/666ad79770bdfabddafc30c7e0cc9ecea581c75e.jpeg) ![IMG_41307C3BA597-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/b/5/b5fbc1fc2e839b3c261529e01f77811802e10b8f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![davidsobhysabetb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@davidsobhysabetb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davidsobhysabetb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/8 "2020-02-09T15:10:46Z")
!!! how ! so what’s the problem ? I don’t think that there’s an option to hide data picker or input text hint why that only happens with my phone only ! ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/9 "2020-02-09T15:12:12Z")
Try seeing if your phone needs updating @davidsobhysabetb [update iPhone instructions](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204204) ---
**Author:** ![davidsobhysabetb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@davidsobhysabetb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davidsobhysabetb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/10 "2020-02-09T15:22:51Z")
I just updated and still having this issue ! but why in live app everything’s ok ?! ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/11 "2020-02-09T15:24:18Z")
idk, it’s weird. It feels like the live companion is actually not the app on our phone. it feels like the app is being hosted on a virtual machine and that the companion app is a link between our phones and the virtual machine. That’s the only way the hot reloading makes sense. It’s not like a whole new version of the app is downloaded each time we make a change. if that’s the case, it would make sense why it works in the companion app and not on the phone maybe. ---
**Author:** ![davidsobhysabetb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@davidsobhysabetb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davidsobhysabetb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/12 "2020-02-09T15:39:00Z")
Thanks a lot @jared It was really my phone problem ! dark mode was mistakenly enabled I don’t know how ! 😅 thank you for your support ---
**Author:** ![davidsobhysabetb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@davidsobhysabetb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davidsobhysabetb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/13 "2020-02-09T16:07:00Z")
BTW, I think all components should be compatible with dark mode like any app, or what do you think ?! ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/14 "2020-02-09T16:16:42Z")
They should be. that is strange. I will try dark mode later on today and report back ---
**Author:** ![davidsobhysabetb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@davidsobhysabetb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davidsobhysabetb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/15 "2020-02-09T17:15:11Z")
Ok, I’m waiting for the result . ---
**Author:** ![ryan\_hall\_apps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@ryan\_hall\_apps](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ryan_hall_apps)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/16 "2020-02-20T03:41:34Z")
I had same issue. Thanks for the advice. Turning dark mode off worked. If one of my users had dark mode on will it do the same thing to them? ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/17 "2020-02-20T05:32:18Z")
Most likely. This is a bug to be fixed. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strange-display-behavior-after-downloading-the-app/453342/18 "2024-11-08T11:40:56Z")