Enabling Facebook’s dark mode is easy, but the process isn’t always obvious to those who’ve never had it before. If you get lost in the settings, this tutorial is there to put you on the right track. Whether you’re using a PC, Mac, or smartphone (Facebook app for Android or iOS), here’s how to do it.
dark mode or Dark Mode available on Facebook since spring 2020 for web version. Then the next summer in the mobile app (Android, iPhone). This mod is slowly spreading everywhere: smartphones, operating system, websites, etc. It has several advantages. First, it ends the dominance of black and white text-like designs that have been almost an integral part of the internet since its inception.
But it’s not just a style revolution. Dark mode aims to provide softer contrasts for the eyes, while causing less harmful blue light emission for the sleep cycle. Dark mode also saves energy on smartphones. This mainly applies to smartphones with OLED screens, as in them a dark pixel consumes much less energy than an illuminated pixel.
How to enable Facebook dark mode on PC and Mac (web)?
Facebook’s web app has its own dark mode option. It is possible and quite simple to activate from the settings. Do this once and you should remember for future times.
- Open Facebook.com in your web browser and log in
- At the top, at the far right, click the down arrow and then Display and Accessibility
- In the Dark Mode section, Yup Or to enable the option automatic to apply the active theme system-wide (Light or Dark).
Go back to Settings Number To turn off dark mode on Facebook.
How to Enable Dark Mode on Android and iPhone?
Again, you can easily activate Facebook’s dark mode from the mobile application settings. Here’s how.
- Open Facebook on your smartphone
- Press three horizontal lines at the top, on the right to expand the menu
- Scroll down and select Settings & Privacy Settings > Settings
- In the Preferences section, Dark Mode Then Enabled.
It’s that simple. Now you know how to enable Facebook dark mode on PC, Android and iPhone. To go even further, check out our tutorial to enable dark mode in Facebook Messenger.