Is it possible to have an auto light/dark wallpaper but stay on light mode?

[patearrings]

As per the title. I like the transitioning wallpapers depending on time of day, specifically the light/dark ones, but the wallpaper doesn't transition unless im in AUTO mode for overall light/dark mode in macos.

Is it possible to have the wallpaper transition without having the whole OS transition? Maybe through some terminal hack or something?

Thanks 🙂

 

[Apple_Robert]

Never mind. Didn’t realize this was about Mac.

 

[casperes1996]

I am on Big Sur at the moment so I can't test for earlier, but I'm pretty sure this has always been possible.
Select the system dark/light mode setting in General, then go to the Wallpaper menu and just pick dynamic as shown here

 

[brianmowrey]

What is your OS, OP? Dynamic wallpaper works fine for me in either Light or Dark in Catalina. You might need to just trash some plists...

 

[patearrings]

I am on big sur beta 11.0.1 but i believe it is the same in catalina. I am referring to specifically the "light and dark desktop" section you see in Casperes1996 post.

 

[brianmowrey]

Right, then your issue is Big Sur specific

 

[patearrings]

Right, then your issue is Big Sur specific

Oh, in that case apologies. Does Catalina not have that "light/dark" section of wallpapers then?

 

[brianmowrey]

c'est exact

 

[patearrings]

Ah thanks. I will post in the big sur forum in that case.

 

[casperes1996]

Ah thanks. I will post in the big sur forum in that case.

But wait, what? What I posted from Big Sur does also work regardless of light-dark switching