Facebook Messenger Added a Toggle Switch in Its Settings to Activate Dark Mode

The feature had been available since March by sending the crescent moon emoji

Dark mode for Facebook Messenger is now available via a toggle switch in the application’s settings that was rolled out globally Monday.

Dark mode was one of the features detailed when Facebook introduced Messenger 4—the simplified version of its flagship messaging application—last October.

In March, the feature became accessible by sending the crescent moon emoji within a conversation.

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Product manager Bridget Pujals wrote in a blog post last month, “Messenger’s dark mode provides lower brightness while maintaining contrast and vibrancy.

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