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RICO9's avatar
RICO9
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

2 factor authentication error in Windows 11 Dark Mode on the site

When Windows 11 is in Dark Mode, the Google Chrome browser is also in dark mode by default. In this case the Dropbox 2 factor authentication QR code is not getting recognized by the authenticator app...
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Subsam's avatar
Subsam
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
If i want to scan QR code of 2fa in dark mode،will failed because the problem with the dark mode settings is that the edges of the QR code are not recognized and hence the error message appears

My idea is if an user select dark mode if he want to enable 2fa the background of QR code dont impact of themes , u need to change background of 2fa in darke mode
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    2 years ago

    Hi Subsam, I've merged you to this thread. Could you try my suggestions in the post above to see if this helps with the QR code detection?

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