Change a hidden Google Chrome setting on Windows, macOS, or Android to force the dark theme of the Facebook website to appear.
Recently, it has become fashionable to use a dark theme in many applications, but also on more and more websites. In addition to the aesthetic aspect, the use of Dark Mode is more restful for the eyes and also allows some energy savings, especially on devices with an OLED screen whose particularity is to simply turn off the pixels. displaying black.
On the web, Facebook currently displays its clear interface by default. However, things should change very soon, the social network is working on a new interface which will include the possibility of applying a dark theme.
However, users of the Google Chrome browser do not need to wait for the deployment of this new Facebook interface to take advantage of Dark Mode on the current web version of the social network. A hidden browser setting allows, once activated, to force the use of the dark theme on the web version of Facebook, on Windows, macOS and Android. Here’s how to take advantage of it now.
1. Access the flags
Launch Chrome on your PC, Mac or Android smartphone, and type chrome: // flags in the address bar.
2. Activate the flag
In the search field displayed at the top of the window, type Force Dark Mode for Web Contents.
Click on the Default drop-down menu displayed on the right, and change the value to Enabled.
Then restart Google Chrome by clicking on the Relaunch button.
3. Use Facebook
After restarting the browser, go to the web version of Facebook to log into your account.
If all went well, Chrome’s interface should have adopted a dark theme. Therefore, Facebook.com should have ditched its white dress in favor of a dark theme.