{"id":135509,"date":"2019-04-17T20:19:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T18:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=135509"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:05:35","slug":"messenger-dark-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/messenger-dark-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"How to activate Messenger dark mode"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last month, we first told you about Facebook Messenger\u2019s new Dark Mode<\/a>. Facebook did make the feature available to all users but hid it behind a kind of secret code.<\/strong> To unlock it, you had to send a crescent moon emoji to one of your friends. Now though, Facebook has finally announced<\/a> that the new feature is now built-in to the settings menu for all Messenger users.<\/p>\n

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How to activate Dark Mode in Facebook Messenger<\/h2>\n

To activate Dark Mode in Facebook Messenger all you need to do is:<\/p>\n

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Open Facebook Messenger on your phone and tap your profile photo<\/strong> to access the Settings<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n

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Step 2<\/h3>\n

Tap the Dark Mode toggle button<\/strong> to switch it to the on position.<\/p>\n

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Step 3<\/h3>\n

Hit Done<\/strong> in the top-right of the screen and get on with whatever you were doing in Messenger.<\/p>\n

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Now that there is no secret Easter Egg activation to go through, activating Messenger\u2019s dark mode couldn\u2019t be simpler. The dark mode will be easier on your eyes<\/strong>, won\u2019t glare so much when used at night, and according to research by Google, will save your phone\u2019s battery<\/strong>\u00a0if you have a device with an OLED screen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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