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[linux] system theme changes not followed on gnome 42 #101438

@jpnurmi

Description

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Steps to Reproduce

  1. Run flutter create
  2. Add darkTheme: ThemeData.dark()
  3. Toggle between light and dark system themes (Settings -> Appearance)

Expected results:

Flutter app adapts to the system theme mode.

Actual results:

Flutter app detects the correct theme mode on startup but doesn't change after that.

Code sample
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(MaterialApp(
    theme: ThemeData.light(),
    darkTheme: ThemeData.dark(),
    home: Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: const Text('Theme'),
      ),
    ),
  ));
}
Logs
[✓] Flutter (Channel master, 2.13.0-0.0.pre.393, on Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish (development branch) 5.15.0-25-generic, locale en_US.UTF-8)
    • Flutter version 2.13.0-0.0.pre.393 at /home/jpnurmi/Flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 94fefaa49d (6 hours ago), 2022-04-06 17:17:34 +0530
    • Engine revision 45bedbe841
    • Dart version 2.17.0 (build 2.17.0-266.0.dev)
    • DevTools version 2.12.1

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 31.0.0)
    • Android SDK at /home/jpnurmi/Android/Sdk
    • Platform android-31, build-tools 31.0.0
    • ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = /home/jpnurmi/Android/Sdk
    • Java binary at: /home/jpnurmi/Android/android-studio/jre/bin/java
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.10+0-b96-7249189)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[✓] Linux toolchain - develop for Linux desktop
    • Ubuntu clang version 14.0.0-1ubuntu1
    • cmake version 3.22.1
    • ninja version 1.10.1
    • pkg-config version 0.29.2

[✓] Android Studio (version 2020.3)
    • Android Studio at /home/jpnurmi/Android/android-studio
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.10+0-b96-7249189)

[✓] VS Code
    • VS Code at /snap/code/current
    • Flutter extension version 3.38.1

[✓] Connected device (1 available)
    • Linux (desktop) • linux • linux-x64 • Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish (development branch) 5.15.0-25-generic

[✓] HTTP Host Availability
    • All required HTTP hosts are available

• No issues found!

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    P2Important issues not at the top of the work lista: desktopRunning on desktopengineflutter/engine related. See also e: labels.f: material designflutter/packages/flutter/material repository.found in release: 2.10Found to occur in 2.10found in release: 2.13Found to occur in 2.13has reproducible stepsThe issue has been confirmed reproducible and is ready to work onplatform-linuxBuilding on or for Linux specificallywaiting for PR to land (fixed)A fix is in flight

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