Facebook messenger adds a hidden dark mode

The largest social network in the world, whose position it maintains despite the numerous scandals related to data leaks and “fake news”, has added a new adjustment to its messaging application, Facebook Messenger, which allows you to activate and deactivate dark mode. But, how is it possible to activate this novelty that is hidden within the app?

Facebook Messenger adds to dark mode

It was through a thread on Reddit that it was learned that FaceBook has added a "hidden" setting in FaceBook Messenger that allows users to turn dark mode on and off.

To activate dark mode in FaceBook Messenger the following steps must be followed:

• Send the moon emoji ? to any of your contacts on Facebook Messenger, you can even send it to yourself. Tap the moon emoji in the chat once you have sent it. A pop-up window on the screen will indicate that you have found a way to activate and deactivate the dark mode we are talking about. Now go to the application settings and there You should see this novelty. If you can't find it, you may have to force the FaceBook Messenger app to restart to make the new dark mode settings available.

Apparently FaceBook is testing dark mode with a limited and undetermined user group, so you shouldn't be surprised if it doesn't finally show up in your Facebook Messenger app. Of course, the secret method to enable dark mode works on both Android and iOS. This novelty, to which more and more applications are added, coincides with the growing rumors that Apple is working in a native dark mode for iOS 13 that would be presented during WWDC 2019.

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