diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml-v29/pref_settings_general.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml-v29/pref_settings_general.xml
index 70ee3bf..9193a2b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml-v29/pref_settings_general.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml-v29/pref_settings_general.xml
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@
         android:key="pref_dark_mode_setting"
         android:title="@string/pref_dark_mode"
         android:summary="@string/pref_dark_mode_summary"
-        android:defaultValue="true"/>
+        android:defaultValue="false"/>
 
         <SwitchPreference android:id="@+id/pref_dark_theme_automatically_by_system"
             android:key="pref_dark_mode_automatically_by_system"
             android:title="@string/pref_dark_mode_automatically_by_system"
             android:summary="Dark theme is adapted to settings of the OS"
-            android:defaultValue="true"/>
+            android:defaultValue="false"/>
 
         <SwitchPreference android:id="@+id/pref_dark_theme_automatically_by_battery"
             android:key="pref_dark_mode_automatically_by_battery"
             android:title="@string/pref_dark_mode_automatically_by_battery"
             android:summary="adjusts Dark theme automatically according to battery status "
-            android:defaultValue="true"/>
+            android:defaultValue="false"/>
 
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_settings_general.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_settings_general.xml
index 4db23b3..5520202 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_settings_general.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_settings_general.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         android:key="pref_dark_mode_setting"
         android:title="@string/pref_dark_mode"
         android:summary="@string/pref_dark_mode_summary"
-        android:defaultValue="true"/>
+        android:defaultValue="false"/>
 
     </PreferenceCategory>