Facebook is removing dark mode from its Android and iOS app

For a few hours More and more Facebook users on Android and iOS are complaining about the disappearance of dark modeThe latter was rolled out to the app after testing throughout 2020. Based on our tests, the disappearance of dark mode appears to be linked to the latest update to the Facebook mobile app (version 320).

Before this update, it was actually possible to enable or disable dark mode in the application settings. Since version 320 this setting is no longer available and we see that Facebook has reorganized the presentation of this menu.In short, it seems like everything is being deleted intentionally, but how can we still think of removing such a feature that users want?

Facebook is saying goodbye to dark mode on its Android and iOS app… we don’t know why yet

Actually, most major apps have deployed or continue to test dark themes. Adapting an application to this mode is easier on paper than in reality. The key is not to turn all the elements black, but to find different anthracite tones that maximize visual comfort while optimizing the impact on the power consumption of OLED screens.

Actually, such displays consume energy only according to their active pixels. And since each pixel emits its own light, the darker the tones displayed on the screen, the less energy the smartphone consumes. The fact that Facebook is one of the mobile applications that affects the autonomy of smartphones the most seemed to be another logical reason for preserving this dark mode, and therefore this surprise.

Questioned by users Facebook community managers are stepping aside for now. Facebook has not officially acknowledged the issue or communicated about it. But we should know more in the coming hours.