diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/settings/SettingsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/settings/SettingsFragment.java
index 44751ec3b..4e94ebd94 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/settings/SettingsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/settings/SettingsFragment.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.media.AudioManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
-import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.preference.CheckBoxPreference;
 import android.preference.EditTextPreference;
@@ -102,8 +101,8 @@ public class SettingsFragment extends PreferencesListFragment {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onCreate(Bundle bundle) {
-        super.onCreate(bundle);
+    public void onStart() {
+        super.onStart();
 
         mPrefs = LinphonePreferences.instance();
         removePreviousPreferencesFile(); // Required when updating the preferences order
@@ -1631,18 +1630,7 @@ public class SettingsFragment extends PreferencesListFragment {
                                     Preference preference, Object newValue) {
                                 boolean value = (Boolean) newValue;
                                 mPrefs.enableDarkMode(value);
-                                if (value) {
-                                    LinphoneActivity.instance().setTheme(R.style.LinphoneStyleDark);
-                                    LinphoneActivity.instance()
-                                            .getTheme()
-                                            .applyStyle(R.style.LinphoneStyleDark, true);
-                                } else {
-                                    LinphoneActivity.instance()
-                                            .setTheme(R.style.LinphoneStyleLight);
-                                    LinphoneActivity.instance()
-                                            .getTheme()
-                                            .applyStyle(R.style.LinphoneStyleLight, true);
-                                }
+                                LinphoneActivity.instance().recreate();
                                 return true;
                             }
                         });
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index ce008e215..cb0cdba44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
     <style name="LinphoneStyleLight" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
         <!-- Android theme override -->
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorA</item>
+        <item name="android:colorPrimary">@color/colorA</item>
+        <item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorADark10</item>
         <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/colorC</item>
         <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/colorD</item>
         <item name="android:textColorHint">@color/colorE</item>
         <item name="android:colorBackground">@color/colorH</item>
         <item name="android:textColorPrimaryInverse">@color/colorH</item>
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/colorH</item>
 
         <item name="accentColor">@color/colorA</item>
         <item name="accentColorLight30">@color/colorALight30</item>
@@ -39,11 +42,14 @@
     <style name="LinphoneStyleDark" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
         <!-- Android theme override -->
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorA</item>
+        <item name="android:colorPrimary">@color/colorA</item>
+        <item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorADark10</item>
         <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/colorH</item>
         <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/colorG</item>
         <item name="android:textColorHint">@color/colorF</item>
         <item name="android:colorBackground">@color/colorC</item>
         <item name="android:textColorPrimaryInverse">@color/colorC</item>
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/colorC</item>
 
         <item name="accentColor">@color/colorA</item>
         <item name="accentColorLight30">@color/colorALight30</item>