Facebook Messenger is a very recent feature of this social network and has received a lot of praise for its versatility when it comes to sending messages or voice notes. But it was with the promise to provide us with a new and improved interface for the pleasure and happiness of the millions of users who use the platform.
And perhaps one of the most anticipated improvements is the inclusion of the dark mode to avoid eye strain due to long hours of exposure to the brightness of mobile phones. In this article we will touch on this point in depth and we will explain to you what simple steps you need to take in order to activate dark mode in Facebook Messenger, in just a few steps.
How to activate dark mode in Facebook Messenger
To activate dark mode in Facebook Messenger, what we need to do is first log into the Facebook application, on our mobile device. While we will start the session to enter Facebook. While we are there, we will look for the Messenger option and put pressure on it.
Then we will enter this section of Facebook and we will be able to see the colors and the bright white background. In order to activate the Dark mode, we have to go to the left side of the screen and we will press the icon of our profile to access the options and we can configure it.
Doing so will take you to another screen where your profile photo image appears with a bright white background and below the photo on the right side you will see a crescent icon. And it says dark mode. All you have to do to activate it is to click on this icon and the function will be activated immediately.
You can see that they have changed the background which was previously a bright white color, now it is a deep black and the colors have changed as well. Anything to do with the application will have changed color. But if you want to write a message and the keyboard is shown, it will show its usual color, since it does not belong to the Facebook application.
So, as you can see, switch between mode normal to dark mode it will take no more than four or five steps. And if you want to go back to the previous mode, you just have to do the same procedure and select Normal Mode so that you can review Facebook with its characteristic colors and background.
How to activate the dark mode feature by sending an emoji
In case this function for activate dark mode in Facebook Messenger you will not find it available. What you should do is the following, first you need to search among the Emoji for what looks like a crescent moon. And this needs to be sent to any contact so that you can unlock this feature from the Settings section.
After doing this, it is important that you know that it only works with this Emoji and with another you will not be able to unlock this feature. This emoji is yellow and if you sent the correct one you will get a shower of moons in response. This will tell you that the secret function has been found.
And you will get a message with the following information! You have discovered dark mode, your friends can use it even if they send the moon emoticon. And the Activate option in the configuration, click on it and you need to perform the steps we explained earlier. And in this simple way you can activate dark mode in Facebook Messenger.
