<Label Text="Themed text"
       TextColor="{AppThemeBinding Light=Green, Dark=Red}"
       BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light=White, Dark=Black}" />

<!-- With StaticResource or DynamicResource values -->
<Label TextColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource LightPrimary},
                                   Dark={StaticResource DarkPrimary}}" />

var label = new Label();
// Color-specific helper
label.SetAppThemeColor(Label.TextColorProperty, Colors.Green, Colors.Red);

// Generic helper for any type
label.SetAppTheme<Color>(Label.TextColorProperty, Colors.Green, Colors.Red);

<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
                    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
                    x:Class="MyApp.Themes.LightTheme">
    <Color x:Key="PageBackgroundColor">White</Color>
    <Color x:Key="PrimaryTextColor">#333333</Color>
    <Color x:Key="AccentColor">#2196F3</Color>
</ResourceDictionary>

namespace MyApp.Themes;

public partial class LightTheme : ResourceDictionary
{
    public LightTheme() => InitializeComponent();
}

<ContentPage BackgroundColor="{DynamicResource PageBackgroundColor}">
    <Label Text="Hello"
           TextColor="{DynamicResource PrimaryTextColor}" />
    <Button Text="Action"
            BackgroundColor="{DynamicResource AccentColor}" />
</ContentPage>

void ApplyTheme(ResourceDictionary theme)
{
    var mergedDictionaries = Application.Current!.Resources.MergedDictionaries;
    mergedDictionaries.Clear();
    mergedDictionaries.Add(theme);
}

// Usage
ApplyTheme(new LightTheme());
ApplyTheme(new DarkTheme());

AppTheme currentTheme = Application.Current!.RequestedTheme;
// Returns AppTheme.Light, AppTheme.Dark, or AppTheme.Unspecified

// Force a specific theme regardless of OS setting
Application.Current!.UserAppTheme = AppTheme.Dark;

// Reset to follow the system theme
Application.Current!.UserAppTheme = AppTheme.Unspecified;

Application.Current!.RequestedThemeChanged += (s, e) =>
{
    AppTheme newTheme = e.RequestedTheme;
    // Update UI or switch ResourceDictionaries
};

<Label TextColor="{AppThemeBinding
    Light={DynamicResource LightPrimary},
    Dark={DynamicResource DarkPrimary}}" />

Application.Current!.RequestedThemeChanged += (s, e) =>
{
    ApplyTheme(e.RequestedTheme == AppTheme.Dark
        ? new DarkTheme()
        : new LightTheme());
};

[Activity(Theme = "@style/Maui.SplashTheme",
          MainLauncher = true,
          ConfigurationChanges = ConfigChanges.ScreenSize
                               | ConfigChanges.Orientation
                               | ConfigChanges.UiMode  // Required for theme detection
                               | ConfigChanges.ScreenLayout
                               | ConfigChanges.SmallestScreenSize
                               | ConfigChanges.Density)]
public class MainActivity : MauiAppCompatActivity { }