diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.m b/clients/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.m
index 907201bd5..945b9039f 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.m
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.m
@@ -214,6 +214,15 @@
     } completion:^(id<UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinatorContext>  _Nonnull context) {
         //    leftBorder.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 1, CGRectGetHeight(self.view.bounds));
         
+        CGFloat currentMasterWidth = self.masterNavigationController.view.frame.size.width;
+        BOOL isInvalid = currentMasterWidth < 100.0;
+        
+        if (isInvalid) {
+            NSLog(@"Invalid width detected: %@; correcting", @(currentMasterWidth));  // log
+            
+            self.masterNavigationController.view.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.masterWidth, self.view.bounds.size.height);
+        }
+        
         if (!self.feedDetailIsVisible) {
             [self adjustLayoutCompleted:YES];
         }
diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
index 3039b1650..34aaae98f 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
@@ -1878,6 +1878,8 @@ shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
                           [ThemeManager themeManager].themeCSSSuffix];
     
     [self.webView stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:jsString];
+    
+    self.webView.backgroundColor = UIColorFromLightDarkRGB(0x707070, 0x404040);
 }
 
 - (BOOL)canHideNavigationBar {
diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.m b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.m
index ea66f5065..5fa0721ec 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.m
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.m
@@ -782,9 +782,9 @@
     [super updateTheme];
     
     self.navigationController.navigationBar.tintColor = [UINavigationBar appearance].tintColor;
-    self.navigationController.navigationBar.barTintColor = [UINavigationBar appearance].barTintColor;
+    self.navigationController.navigationBar.barTintColor = UIColorFromLightSepiaMediumDarkRGB(0xE3E6E0, 0xFFFFC5, 0x222222, 0x111111);
     self.navigationController.navigationBar.backgroundColor = [UINavigationBar appearance].backgroundColor;
-    self.view.backgroundColor = UIColorFromRGB(0xe0e0e0);
+    self.view.backgroundColor = UIColorFromLightDarkRGB(0xe0e0e0, 0x111111);
     
     [self updateAutoscrollButtons];
     [self updateTraverseBackground];
diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/ThemeManager.m b/clients/ios/Classes/ThemeManager.m
index 2e45c5649..0f5b0c272 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/ThemeManager.m
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/ThemeManager.m
@@ -22,6 +22,24 @@ NSString * const ThemeStyleSepia = @"sepia";
 NSString * const ThemeStyleMedium = @"medium";
 NSString * const ThemeStyleDark = @"dark";
 
+@interface UINavigationController (Theme)
+
+@end
+
+@implementation UINavigationController (Theme)
+
+- (UIStatusBarStyle)preferredStatusBarStyle {
+    if ([ThemeManager themeManager].isDarkTheme) {
+        return UIStatusBarStyleLightContent;
+    } else if (@available(iOS 13.0, *)) {
+        return UIStatusBarStyleDarkContent;
+    } else {
+        return UIStatusBarStyleDefault;
+    }
+}
+
+@end
+
 @interface ThemeManager ()
 
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) NewsBlurAppDelegate *appDelegate;
@@ -171,9 +189,9 @@ NSString * const ThemeStyleDark = @"dark";
         if (rgbValue == 0x8F918B) {
             return [UIColor colorWithWhite:0.7 alpha:1.0];
         } else if (red < 0.5 && green < 0.5 && blue < 0.5) {
-            return [UIColor colorWithRed:1.0 - red green:1.0 - green blue:1.0 - blue alpha:1.0];
+            return [UIColor colorWithRed:1.2 - red green:1.2 - green blue:1.2 - blue alpha:1.0];
         } else {
-            return [UIColor colorWithRed:red - 0.5 green:green - 0.5 blue:blue - 0.5 alpha:1.0];
+            return [UIColor colorWithRed:red - 0.7 green:green - 0.7 blue:blue - 0.7 alpha:1.0];
         }
     } else if ([theme isEqualToString:ThemeStyleSepia]) {
         CGFloat outputRed = (red * 0.393) + (green * 0.769) + (blue * 0.189);
@@ -261,8 +279,9 @@ NSString * const ThemeStyleDark = @"dark";
 
 - (void)setupTheme {
     [UINavigationBar appearance].tintColor = UIColorFromLightSepiaMediumDarkRGB(0x0, 0x0, 0x9a8f73, 0x9a8f73);
-    [UINavigationBar appearance].barTintColor = UIColorFromLightSepiaMediumDarkRGB(0xE3E6E0, 0xFFFFC5, 0x4A4A4A, 0x222222);
-    [UINavigationBar appearance].backgroundColor = UIColorFromLightSepiaMediumDarkRGB(0xE3E6E0, 0xFFFFC5, 0x4A4A4A, 0x222222);
+    [UINavigationBar appearance].barTintColor = UIColorFromLightSepiaMediumDarkRGB(0xE3E6E0, 0xFFFFC5, 0x333333, 0x222222);
+    [UINavigationBar appearance].backgroundColor = UIColorFromLightSepiaMediumDarkRGB(0xE3E6E0, 0xFFFFC5, 0x333333, 0x222222);
+    [UINavigationBar appearance].titleTextAttributes = @{NSForegroundColorAttributeName : UIColorFromLightSepiaMediumDarkRGB(0x8F918B, 0x8F918B, 0x8F918B, 0x8F918B)};
     [UIToolbar appearance].barTintColor = UIColorFromLightSepiaMediumDarkRGB(0xE3E6E0, 0xFFFFC5, 0x4A4A4A, 0x222222);
     [UISegmentedControl appearance].tintColor = UIColorFromLightSepiaMediumDarkRGB(0x8F918B, 0x8F918B, 0x8F918B, 0x8F918B);
     
@@ -271,6 +290,8 @@ NSString * const ThemeStyleDark = @"dark";
     [UINavigationBar appearance].barStyle = style;
     [UINavigationBar appearance].translucent = YES;
     self.appDelegate.navigationController.navigationBar.barStyle = style;
+    
+    [self.appDelegate.navigationController setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate];
 }
 
 - (void)updateTheme {
diff --git a/clients/ios/NewsBlur-iPhone-Info.plist b/clients/ios/NewsBlur-iPhone-Info.plist
index 42482e0ed..6b0e2cccf 100644
--- a/clients/ios/NewsBlur-iPhone-Info.plist
+++ b/clients/ios/NewsBlur-iPhone-Info.plist
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@
 		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
 		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
 	</array>
+	<key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
+	<true/>
 	<key>UTExportedTypeDeclarations</key>
 	<array>
 		<dict>
diff --git a/clients/ios/static/storyDetailViewDark.css b/clients/ios/static/storyDetailViewDark.css
index 5d3a7ffd8..66e23f850 100644
--- a/clients/ios/static/storyDetailViewDark.css
+++ b/clients/ios/static/storyDetailViewDark.css
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 body {
     color: #aaaaaa;
-    background-color: #202020;
+    background-color: #000000;
 }
 
 /* ========== */
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ body {
 
 .NB-header {
     color: #bbbbbb;
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#444444), to(#222222));
+    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#333333), to(#111111));
     border-bottom: 1px solid #333532;
     text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(28, 28, 28, .1);
 
diff --git a/clients/ios/static/storyDetailViewMedium.css b/clients/ios/static/storyDetailViewMedium.css
index 752f35377..ea315798c 100644
--- a/clients/ios/static/storyDetailViewMedium.css
+++ b/clients/ios/static/storyDetailViewMedium.css
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 body {
     color: #eeeeee;
-    background-color: gray;
+    background-color: #444444;
 }
 
 /* ========== */
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ body {
 
 .NB-header {
     color: #bbbbbb;
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#777777), to(#606060));
+    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#606060), to(#404040));
     border-bottom: 1px solid #535353;
     text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(28, 28, 28, .1);