diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_confirm_delete.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_confirm_delete.xml
index d1b4025..32ad921 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_confirm_delete.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_confirm_delete.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:text="Shonar"
-            android:textColor="@color/shonar_widget_text"
+            android:textColor="@color/notif_text"
             android:textSize="15sp"
             android:textStyle="bold" />
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:text="Delete current recording?"
-            android:textColor="@color/shonar_widget_text"
+            android:textColor="@color/notif_text"
             android:textSize="14sp" />
 
         <LinearLayout
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_recording.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_recording.xml
index a18c69b..a4686dc 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_recording.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_recording.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:singleLine="true"
                 android:text="Recording"
-                android:textColor="@color/shonar_widget_text"
+                android:textColor="@color/notif_text"
                 android:textSize="16sp"
                 android:textStyle="bold" />
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:singleLine="true"
                 android:text="Shonar"
-                android:textColor="@color/shonar_widget_text"
+                android:textColor="@color/notif_text"
                 android:textSize="14sp" />
         </LinearLayout>
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
             android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:text="00:00"
-            android:textColor="@color/shonar_widget_text"
+            android:textColor="@color/notif_text"
             android:textSize="28sp"
             android:textStyle="bold" />
     </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_recording_small.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_recording_small.xml
index afb6de6..af08b84 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_recording_small.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/notification_recording_small.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:text="Recording"
-            android:textColor="@color/shonar_widget_text"
+            android:textColor="@color/notif_text"
             android:textSize="14sp"
             android:textStyle="bold" />
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             android:ellipsize="end"
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:text="Shonar"
-            android:textColor="@color/shonar_widget_text"
+            android:textColor="@color/notif_text"
             android:textSize="12sp" />
     </LinearLayout>
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
         android:singleLine="true"
         android:text="00:00"
-        android:textColor="@color/shonar_widget_text"
+        android:textColor="@color/notif_text"
         android:textSize="16sp"
         android:textStyle="bold" />
 </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd19b1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<resources>
+    <!-- Dark mode: SystemUI paints the notification card dark; restore the
+         light Shonar text color. -->
+    <color name="notif_text">#E6EDF3</color>
+</resources>
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 9b82bb0..ca19d6d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
     <color name="shonar_widget_bg">#E6121C2E</color>
     <color name="shonar_accent">#4FD1C5</color>
     <color name="shonar_widget_text">#E6EDF3</color>
+    <!-- Notification card text: the card background is painted by SystemUI
+         with the SYSTEM theme, so this must follow night mode (the widget
+         color above stays white: the widget paints its own navy bg). -->
+    <color name="notif_text">#10141A</color>
     <color name="shonar_widget_sub">#9FB3C8</color>
     <color name="shonar_rec_red">#FF5252</color>
 </resources>