Dark Mode on Facebook: How to Activate it on your Phone and Computer
The white Facebook screen is annoying at night, and changing it takes less than a minute. Dark mode is the only official color adjustment that the platform offers. — and it's already inside the app, without installing anything.
It's in the app settings.
Menu, Settings and privacy, and the dark mode option. No third-party app needed for anything.
You can follow the system.
By choosing this option, it will switch automatically when the phone enters dark mode at night.
It also works in the browser.
On a computer, the setting is located in your account menu, and it only applies to that specific browser.
Save money with an OLED screen.
In this type of screen, the black pixel is turned off. In LCD, the difference is small because the backlight remains on.
On your cell phone, step by step.
Open the app and tap the menu, the three-line icon. Scroll down to Settings and privacy and then enter Settings. Look for the preferences section, where you'll find the option to... dark mode.
You will find three choices. Disabled Keep the look clear at all times. Activated It's dark all the time. And System It follows the phone's own theme, which is usually the most convenient choice: light during the day, dark at night, automatically.
If you want all apps to change the dark theme together, the setting is in the system display settings. There, everything that supports dark theme will follow at once.
Why there is no pink Facebook
It comes up a lot in searches, so a direct answer is worthwhile: The platform does not offer other colors. The apps that promise this in the store are, in practice, disguised browsers — they open the web version inside their own shell and apply a stylesheet on top.
For them to work, they require you to log in to them. This means give username and password to a third party, The platform also prohibits the use of unofficial clients, which puts the account at risk of suspension. If you have already installed one, the solution is to uninstall it, change your password, and activate two-step verification.
Other adjustments that are worthwhile
Font size
In the system's accessibility settings, and it applies to all applications at once.
High contrast
It's very helpful for those who have difficulty reading, and it's also located in the phone's settings.
Reduce animations
It makes browsing smoother on older devices, with a positive side effect on battery life.
Common questions
Update the app through the store. In older versions, this option either doesn't exist or is located elsewhere in the menu.
Yes, on an OLED screen, because the black pixel is turned off. On an LCD screen, the savings are small.
Messenger has its own separate setting. Configuring one doesn't change the other.
No. The adjustment applies to the entire application, not to individual sections.
Dark mode in settings, system theme for the rest of the phone, and no login outside the official app. That's all the secure customization there is.