diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
index dde600f..678f8d0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.android.preference.annotations.Preferences;
                 @PreferenceGroup(name = "theme", prefix = "settings_theme_", suffix = "_key", value = {
                         @Preference(name = "wallpaper", type = void.class),
                         @Preference(name = "color_theme", type = ColorTheme.class, defaultValue = "DEFAULT"),
-                        @Preference(name = "background", type = Background.class, defaultValue = "BLUR"),
+                        @Preference(name = "background", type = Background.class, defaultValue = "DIM"),
                         @Preference(name = "font", type = Font.class, defaultValue = "HACK"),
                         @Preference(name = "monochrome_icons", type = boolean.class, defaultValue = "false"),
                 }),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/Preferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/Preferences.kt
index df847ec..c56a310 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/Preferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/Preferences.kt
@@ -387,13 +387,13 @@ fun migratePreferencesToNewVersion(context: Context) {
                 "finn" -> {
                     LauncherPreferences.theme().colorTheme(ColorTheme.DEFAULT)
                     LauncherPreferences.theme().monochromeIcons(false)
-                    LauncherPreferences.theme().background(Background.BLUR)
+                    LauncherPreferences.theme().background(Background.DIM)
                 }
 
                 "dark" -> {
                     LauncherPreferences.theme().colorTheme(ColorTheme.DARK)
                     LauncherPreferences.theme().monochromeIcons(true)
-                    LauncherPreferences.theme().background(Background.BLUR)
+                    LauncherPreferences.theme().background(Background.DIM)
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/theme/Background.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/theme/Background.kt
index 599fdf6..d7e30a1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/theme/Background.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/theme/Background.kt
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ enum class Background(val id: Int, val dim: Boolean = false, val blur: Boolean =
 
     fun applyToWindow(window: Window) {
         val layoutParams: WindowManager.LayoutParams = window.attributes
-        var dimAmount = 0.5f
+        // TODO: add a setting to change this?
+        var dimAmount = 0.7f
         var dim = this.dim
         var blur = this.blur
 
         // replace blur by more intense dim on old devices
         if (blur && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
             blur = false
-            dimAmount += 0.3f
+            dimAmount += 0.1f
         }
 
         if (dim) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 096207f..a5e682b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             android:summary="%s"
             android:entries="@array/settings_theme_background_items"
             android:entryValues="@array/settings_theme_background_values"
-            android:defaultValue="BLUR"/>
+            android:defaultValue="DIM"/>
         <SwitchPreference
             android:key="@string/settings_theme_monochrome_icons_key"
             android:title="@string/settings_theme_monochrome_icons"