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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...
This is happening to me, too. Both 1Password, which can pick up QR codes on a page, and the 2FAS app on my phone, cannot detect the QR code from Dropbox while in Dark mode. It works fine in Light mode.
This is because Dropbox does not add a nontransparent white border around the QR code, as Plex does. You need to update your QR code page to add a small, nontransparent white border around the code:
Well, the Image function seems to be broken, so here is the Dropbox QR code: [Removed as per Community Guidelines]
And the Plex QR code:[Removed as per Community Guidelines]
You need to add a nontransparent white border around the QR code when presented on the overlay on the Security settings page. Plex does this, which makes it easy to be read by a camera or app when in Dark mode. I can provide images of your QR code presentation and how Plex presents the QR code in dark mode, but your board does not allow images, or the image insertion tool is broken, and my links to the images of the QR codes were removed for some reason. But please feel free to contact me for more information.
