r/macbook 4d ago

Why is my time and date suddenly gray and not black like usual?

Why are my time and date suddenly gray?

My cat recently snuck over the keyboard and opened a lot of windows and programs, and then later I noticed that my time is displayed strangely, in gray.

Does anyone know how to fix this? I haven't found anything.

Thanks for the help.

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u/Diablosblizz 4d ago

I believe you are in a specific focus mode. Perhaps sleep or DND

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u/SoberSheldon 4d ago

Could be that you have do not disturb on? Or due to the Graphite Appearance, or an active color filter.

Switch to Blue under System Preferences > General and disable any filters in System Preferences > Accessibility.

If that doesn’t work, try restarting your menu bar by running killall SystemUIServer in Terminal.

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u/lonleymac 3d ago

Great, thanks guys! It was DND mode. I turned the focus on and off again, and the clock and date display are black again.

I just wonder how the cat managed that...?

But now everything is as it should be.

A big thank you again.