In addition to sending free texts, you can also:

Message friends and contacts

  • Get started fast --- log in with your Facebook account, or just use your phone number
  • Send voice messages, photos, smileys and other emoji
  • Get push Enter your phone number herenotifications

Make plans on the go with social messaging features

  • Message a friend or start a group conversation
  • Include your location to let friends know you're nearby

Chat and receive SMS messages

  • Swipe left to see who's available to chat
  • See your SMS and Facebook messages together in the app --- currently only available on some phones

Messenger does all this using your existing data plan.

What's New

We're excited to start the rollout of a number of new features to make your Messenger conversations and connections even better.

Send Your Photos in High-Definition

You can now send clearer, crisper photos in your chats. To send an HD photo, select an image from your chat composer, then turn the HD toggle on and tap Send. Tap on additional photos to send multiple in HD, then tap Send.

Create Shared Albums With Friends

From chats about a recent spring break trip, to your grandma's 80th birthday celebration, you can now create albums of photos and videos to share, organize and reminisce over the best memories and moments.

To create a new album in a group chat:

  • Select multiple photos from your chat composer
  • Tap Create album (you can also long press a photo in the chat and tap Create album)
  • To add to an existing album, tap Add to album

To rename the album:

  • Tap Album
  • Tap the three dot menu
  • Tap Edit Name
  • Confirm new album name

From there, everyone in the chat can view, add, delete and download pictures and videos from the album. To locate the album at any time, tap on your group chat name then tap Media. This feature will be rolling out over the coming weeks.

Add New Connections With a QR Code

Now you don't have to type out someone's name or number to add them on Messenger – you can easily connect with folks by scanning their Messenger QR code or sharing yours via a link.

To start a message thread with a new connection, go to your Settings and tap the QR code icon at the top. From there, they can scan your code using their device's camera, or you can share a link by tapping Share.

Send Files Up To 100MB Right From Your Phone

You no longer have to rely on email to send large files. When you're in a Messenger chat, tap the + button and then select a file up to 100MB. All major file formats are supported, including Word, PDF and Excel.

Previous Release Notes:

Introducing Messenger Rooms

Messenger Rooms make it easy to spend quality time with friends, loved ones and people who share your interests. Create a room right from Messenger or Facebook, and invite anyone to join your video call, even if they don't have a Facebook account. Rooms will soon hold up to 50 people with no time limit.

Host celebrations, gather a book club or just hang out on the couch with friends. You don't need to call someone and hope it's a good time or check everyone's calendar first. You can start and share rooms on Facebook through News Feed, Groups and Events, so it's easy for people to drop by. Soon we'll add ways to create rooms from Instagram Direct, WhatsApp and Portal, too.

If your friends or communities create rooms that are open to you, you'll see them on Facebook so you can find things to do and people to hang out with. When you're invited to a room, you can join from your phone or computer --- no need to download anything to get started. If you have the Messenger app, you can play with AR effects like bunny ears, and new AI-powered features like immersive 360 backgrounds and mood lighting.

When you create a room, you choose who can see and join it. You can remove people from the call and lock a room if you don't want anyone else to enter. Read more about the controls you have and how we built Rooms with privacy and security in mind.

Previous improvements:

Although this has been a common feature in other messaging platforms, Facebook Messenger has finally added the ability to delete sent messages on private threads. The only condition: don't take more than 10 minutes to do so.

  • Now you can see your call history and missed calls---all in one place.
  • Added Direct Download link which contains the .apk file for Facebook Messenger.
  • Groups: Now you can create groups for the people you message most. Name them, set group photos and keep them all in one place
  • Forwarding: Want to send a message or photo to someone who isn't in the conversation? Just tap to forward it on
  • Conversation Shortcuts: Create a shortcut so that you can get to any conversation right from your home screen
  • Free Calls: Talk as long as you want and stay in touch wherever you are. (Calls are free over Wi-Fi. Otherwise, standard data charges apply).

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