Facebook-related applications are getting dark modes for a few time now, with Messenger having it since March 2019, Instagram joining the previous Fall, and WhatsApp making it official a couple of months prior. Given the circumstances, the closest you’ll get to a Dark mode on genuine Facebook for this remains Facebook Lite. that’s finally getting to change, in any event on Android, as these below shows.
An almost final version (yet to be released to the public) shows that most Facebook app interface is redesigned for your OLED viewing pleasure (and a couple of battery savings). You’ll be ready to either force it on alternatively have it with the device’s global Dark mode settings. It’s, for the foremost part, a dark mode highlighting a couple of reminder grey with some light grey for icons, but actual dark – we’ve seen some reports that say the OLED pixels grey does what’s necessary for your battery so turning them totally off isn’t required.
The total update of the ‘Time on Facebook’ feature is likewise ongoing, conceivably inciting you to utilize it more and acknowledge how inefficient you’re together with your valuable time.
Another feature, Facebook is functioning on for its Android app may be a tracker for local coronavirus cases. An example below shows mock data from Seattle. The tracker shows cases over the course of three weeks and wider county-wide cases over the course of seven days. There also are data at the highest of the page that shows confirmed cases globally.
Facebook is additionally performing on a refreshed UI for the “Time on Facebook” feature. This Digital Wellbeing-Esque feature keeps track of how long a user actively uses the Facebook app on a weekly basis, with options to raised use the app’s settings to manage that point.
As mentioned, there’s no timeline for when any of these changes will roll out. The COVID-19 tracker seems to suggest we should be seeing some of this sooner than later. Facebook has been slow to bring a dark mode to its main app, so we anxiously await the update.
