diff --git a/e2e/dark-mode-ts/app/App_Resources/Android/src/main/res/values-v21/styles.xml b/e2e/dark-mode-ts/app/App_Resources/Android/src/main/res/values-v21/styles.xml
index dac8727c8..b6de44b2f 100644
--- a/e2e/dark-mode-ts/app/App_Resources/Android/src/main/res/values-v21/styles.xml
+++ b/e2e/dark-mode-ts/app/App_Resources/Android/src/main/res/values-v21/styles.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
     <!-- Application theme -->
     <style name="AppTheme" parent="AppThemeBase">
+        <item name="android:forceDarkAllowed">true</item>
         <item name="android:datePickerStyle">@style/SpinnerDatePicker</item>
         <item name="android:timePickerStyle">@style/SpinnerTimePicker</item>
     </style>
@@ -19,5 +20,5 @@
 
     <style name="NativeScriptToolbarStyle" parent="NativeScriptToolbarStyleBase">
         <item name="android:elevation">4dp</item>
-    </style>    
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
+    </style>
+</resources>
diff --git a/e2e/dark-mode-ts/app/App_Resources/Android/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/e2e/dark-mode-ts/app/App_Resources/Android/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index c793e6d4c..ceafd4a43 100644
--- a/e2e/dark-mode-ts/app/App_Resources/Android/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/e2e/dark-mode-ts/app/App_Resources/Android/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/ns_accent</item>
 
         <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/splash_screen</item>
-        
-        <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>  
+
+        <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
         <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>
 
     </style>
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     </style>
 
     <style name="AppTheme" parent="AppThemeBase">
+        <!-- <item name="android:forceDarkAllowed">true</item> -->
     </style>
 
     <!-- theme for action-bar -->
@@ -42,4 +43,4 @@
 
     <style name="NativeScriptToolbarStyle" parent="NativeScriptToolbarStyleBase">
     </style>
-</resources> 
+</resources>