Facebook starts rolling out dark mode on its mobile app

If you are an iPhone user you have received the update, you can enable dark mode by tapping on the hamburger icon, selecting the Dark Mode option under Settings & Privacy settings and selecting On or System option for enabling the feature.

Word is that Facebook has started rolling out dark mode in mobile apps globally. (REUTERS)

Facebook's platform has undergone major changes in the past year. The company has completely designed its platform, which includes both, its website and its apps. In addition to that, the company has also rolled out dark mode on its platform and services including Messenger, Instagram and Facebook's website. What the company hasn't done so far is roll out dark mode in its app. But that is about to change.

Word is that Facebook has started rolling out dark mode in mobile apps globally.

Facebook is publicly testing Dark Mode! 🌙

You asked it, I chatted with Facebook's @alexvoica about it and here's a video made in collaboration with Facebook! pic.twitter.com/TGjdTXDxoP

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) October 30, 2020

As per a report by MacRumours, several iOS users have reported getting an update that brings the much awaited dark mode in the Facebook app. If you are an iPhone user you have received the update, you can enable dark mode by tapping on the hamburger icon, selecting the Dark Mode option under Settings & Privacy settings and selecting On or System option for enabling the feature.

XDA Developers in a separate report noted that the company has also started rolling out the dark mode feature in its Android app as well.

Additionally, Jane Machun Wong shared a video that demonstrates how dark mode looks like in the Facebook app. The video has been in collaboration with Facebook so it is safe to say that the video shows exactly how the app would look like. We haven't received the update yet but we will keep an eye out for the update.