Facebook
on Thursday unveiled its redesigned Messenger app, which replaces the list of
conversations it previously displayed with a home screen that will let users
perform more actions within a chat, according a report by technewsworld.com.
The
Home tab now organizes Messenger into recent conversations, favorites, active
users, and messages awaiting a response.
It
has a shortcut that reminds users about Facebook friends' birthdays.
Messenger
now prepopulates users' favorites list based on whom they exchange messages
with most often.
The
active users list identifies people browsing Facebook or using Messenger at any
given point in time.
Improved
search features help users find what they're looking for, even if the
conversation is ancient history.
An
Active Now section indicates who is currently available.
The
redesign is in line with what CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in January, when
he
said Messenger would become "the next big platform for sharing
privately."
The
goal was to position Facebook Messenger to provide an experience that would be
better than the mobile Web, without the need to download additional apps.
Facebook
earlier this week announced that members could send and receive SMS messages
and texts in Messenger. While it's only available for senders on Android,
recipients of SMS messages can be on any platform.
SMS
in Messenger supports standard text, images, videos and audio, as well as rich
content like stickers, emojis and location sharing. However, members will have
to use regular Facebook Messenger to send GIFs, send money, make voice and
video calls, and book car-sharing rides.
The
revamped Messenger app runs on Android devices only, noted Facebook rep Heidi Hagberg.
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