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Here's how: When you turn on Dark Mode for Instagram, your DMs or direct messages will follow suit. However, you can customize the look of your DMs using themes. This feature allows you to adjust ...

Once you've released it, Instagram will put on a dark background and you will have entered vanish mode. Anything that you type, paste, or message in vanish mode will show up at that point and time.

Once you've released it, Instagram will put on a dark background and you will have entered vanish mode. Anything that you type, paste, or message in vanish mode will show up at that point and time.

Dark mode is not only good for the device as it reduces the battery consumption, and your exposure to blue light that affects your ability to sleep. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram in a tweet ...