This followed a post by Facebook stating that Facebook Messenger's dark mode provided lower brightness while maintaining contrast and vibrancy. It also said that dark mode will reduce your phone's glare for use in low-light situations.
Previous rollouts of this feature began in early March as an Easter Egg, though it wasn't available to users in all regions. To activate the Dark Mode feature then, Facebook Messenger users had to send the crescent moon emoji to someone using the app.
How to Enable Dark Mode in Facebook Messenger?
Thankfully, the setting has now been added to the Messenger interface. Enabling this feature is now easy. You must tap on your profile picture in the Messenger app to get to the main settings menu. The Dark Mode setting is located on the main menu. Tap to enable, and the whole interface will change to black.Also, see how to enable dark mode on WhatsApp messenger, another app owned by Facebook.
How to Turn On and Off Dark Mode on Facebook/Messenger?
To turn Facebook dark mode on or off, do the following:
- Click your profile picture, then select preferences.
- Click on Appearance.
- Below Theme, click Mirror system preferences and select High Contrast (Dark). You can select Mirror system preferences here to base this mode on your computer's settings.
- Click High Contrast (Dark) to change back and select Mirror system preferences.