[Update: Screenshots] Facebook Messenger is testing dark mode, but only in some countries

[Update: Screenshots] Facebook Messenger is testing dark mode, but only in some countries

Facebook has been experimenting with (and subsequently reverting) changes to its Messenger UI over the last few months. All throughout this testing, the most vocal demand we've seen from our own readers was for a dark mode to better supplement the blinding white design. Now, according to famed social app teardown expert Jane Manchun Wong, Facebook Messenger is finally starting to test a dark mode — but only in some countries, and it's still incomplete. If you are in a supported country, based on the screenshot provided by Wong, a new "Dark Mode" setting should appear in the "Me" section of the app. If you are in one of the supported countries and you decide to flip the switch, be careful at night, as the incomplete dark mode implementation could unexpectedly blind you.

Fatal beating of metal band bassist captured by Facebook Messenger video, affidavit says

not to mention The fatal beating of a metal band's bassist was accidentally caught on video by Facebook Messenger on the alleged assailant's cellphone, according to a Maine state police affidavit. Galleck, 29, was charged last year with murder in the death of Jason Moody, 40, of Bangor, a bassist who performed with the metal band Seize the Vatican. The woman who saw the video reported it appeared the victim threw the first punch but then apologized. The woman said she saw the video when she accepted a call from Galleck through the Facebook Messenger app and later received a video chat request from Galleck that she accepted. Galleck allegedly put the phone in his pocket when he sent the video request and it's unclear if he was aware it was streaming.

[Update: Screenshots] Facebook Messenger is testing dark mode, but only in some countries

Facebook has been experimenting with (and subsequently reverting) changes to its Messenger UI over the last few months. All throughout this testing, the most vocal demand we've seen from our own readers was for a dark mode to better supplement the blinding white design. Now, according to famed social app teardown expert Jane Manchun Wong, Facebook Messenger is finally starting to test a dark mode — but only in some countries, and it's still incomplete. If you are in a supported country, based on the screenshot provided by Wong, a new "Dark Mode" setting should appear in the "Me" section of the app. If you are in one of the supported countries and you decide to flip the switch, be careful at night, as the incomplete dark mode implementation could unexpectedly blind you.

as mentioned in The fatal beating of a metal band's bassist was accidentally caught on video by Facebook Messenger on the alleged assailant's cellphone, according to a Maine state police affidavit. Galleck, 29, was charged last year with murder in the death of Jason Moody, 40, of Bangor, a bassist who performed with the metal band Seize the Vatican. The woman who saw the video reported it appeared the victim threw the first punch but then apologized. The woman said she saw the video when she accepted a call from Galleck through the Facebook Messenger app and later received a video chat request from Galleck that she accepted. Galleck allegedly put the phone in his pocket when he sent the video request and it's unclear if he was aware it was streaming.

Fatal beating of metal band bassist captured by Facebook Messenger video, affidavit says