[GH-ISSUE #25] Feature request: Give the option to switch to the old dark theme (runs better on most devices + it was on tidal.qqdl.site) #21

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opened 2026-03-03 00:07:07 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments
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Originally created by @IZA165 on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binimum/tidal-ui/issues/25

Thanks for your great work, really nice to see the rapid progress you're making in features.
The older theme runs much better on lower-end devices, and is still smoother on higher end laptops. It would be nice to have an option between the two. See https://github.com/uimaxbai/tidal-ui/issues/23 for what I'm referring to.

Also another thing are the Settings, specifically the grid based view that used to be there. It would be nice to have streaming/download quality in the same grid format as "Queue exports" or "Performance mode" (see images, 1st is how ideally it should look). People may not know that they can scroll, and I don't think each quality option needs to be the full width of the box, when before it was grid based.

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Originally created by @IZA165 on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binimum/tidal-ui/issues/25 Thanks for your great work, really nice to see the rapid progress you're making in features. The older theme runs much better on lower-end devices, and is still smoother on higher end laptops. It would be nice to have an option between the two. See [https://github.com/uimaxbai/tidal-ui/issues/23](https://github.com/uimaxbai/tidal-ui/issues/23) for what I'm referring to. Also another thing are the Settings, specifically the grid based view that used to be there. It would be nice to have streaming/download quality in the same grid format as "Queue exports" or "Performance mode" (see images, 1st is how ideally it should look). People may not know that they can scroll, and I don't think each quality option needs to be the full width of the box, when before it was grid based. <img width="724" height="199" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/005d2457-6bee-4d2b-98a4-3543b7b20264" /> <img width="730" height="471" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2e213ad1-9a53-4e6f-9e5d-5b84edb05289" />
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@binimum commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

Makes sense, I didn't properly measure load on my testing bench. Will fix don't worry!

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@binimum commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

Done

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@IZA165 commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

Thanks, but it's still laggy for me on my iPhone, not sure how long it takes to update the web page but there isn't an option to switch to the old dark mode (which was smooth). Even without the lag I think a dark theme toggle would be nice (especially on OLED)


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@ItzKernel commented on GitHub (Dec 14, 2025):

I think it's because there's still blur on the webpage, even if you switch to performance mode.

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For some reason, performance mode doesn't apply to the audio player component. The blur is still enabled there. I also recommend using the backdrop-filter property, because that's the standard property name. Firefox doesn't recognize it.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/backdrop-filter

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The website is no longer laggy for me after removing the backdrop filter from the audio player and adding the standard property to performance mode.
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<!-- gh-comment-id:3651527215 --> @ItzKernel commented on GitHub (Dec 14, 2025): I think it's because there's still blur on the webpage, even if you switch to performance mode. <img width="412" height="334" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5edfb938-90b0-4c73-8d05-a0ef9e08e7e3" /> For some reason, performance mode doesn't apply to the audio player component. The blur is still enabled there. I also recommend using the `backdrop-filter` property, because that's the standard property name. Firefox doesn't recognize it. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/backdrop-filter <img width="479" height="92" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f1b8b0e3-e1ce-4881-badb-90728576c99a" /> The website is no longer laggy for me after removing the backdrop filter from the audio player and adding the standard property to performance mode. <img width="984" height="667" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/80248573-7668-4394-b8fb-222eeec063d4" />
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