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Facebook Messenger now supports 3D Touch to send messages from your home screen
By Joseph Keller, Rene Ritchie last updated

Facebook Messenger = Snapchat 2.0? There's a new Facebook Messenger update!
By Cella Lao Rousseau published
Facebook’s latest update for Messenger has a whole lot of new bells and whistles, and people are pretty pumped to say the least!

Facebook Messenger exceeds 1 billion monthly active users worldwide
By John Callaham published
Facebook has revealed that its Messenger service now has over 1 billion monthly active users worldwide.

Facebook's Instant Articles are coming to Messenger
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
Facebook is bringing its fast-loading Instant Articles to Messenger, which should make checkout out the links your friends share a much quicker experience.

Facebook Messenger now lets you use 3D Touch to peek at conversations, GIFs and more
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
Facebook Messenger has added further support for 3D Touch, now allowing you to press to preview conversations, GIFs and more.

Facebook Messenger's 11,000 chatbots become much more interactive
By Harish Jonnalagadda published

Facebook Messenger's new Home tab makes it easier to start a conversation
By Joseph Keller published
Facebook Messenger has introduced a new Home tab with the aim of making starting conversations easier.

Here's how you can play Facebook Messenger's hidden soccer game
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
Facebook has rolled out a hidden soccer mini-game to Messenger, letting you compete with your friends for the highest score. Here's how to play it.

You can chat with Zootopia police officer Judy Hopps on Facebook Messenger
By John Callaham published

Facebook Messenger adds more diverse selection of emoji
By John Callaham published
The Facebook Messenger app now has over 1,000 new emoji that are supposed to "better reflect gender and skin tones".

Facebook Messenger's group calls let you chat with your whole squad
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
Facebook Messenger is now rolling out group calling to everyone, allowing anyone around the globe to chat with their whole squad.

Facebook launches new platform to bring AI-powered bots to Messenger
By Joseph Keller last updated
Facebook has launched its new Messenger Platform, which allows developers to build AI-powered bots for Facebook Messenger

You can now send Dropbox files from within Facebook Messenger
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
Facebook Messenger now offers Dropbox integration, allowing you to send photos, videos, and other files without ever leaving the messaging service.

Facebook Messenger makes it easier to connect with the other 900 million users
By John Callaham published

Here's how you can play Facebook Messenger's hidden basketball game
By Harish Jonnalagadda published

You can now share your Spotify songs and playlists via Facebook Messenger
By John Callaham published
Facebook Messenger has now integrated support for sharing Spotify songs and playlists into its app. Users can find the new feature in Facebook Messenger's “More” section.

Feeling bored? You can now play chess within Facebook Messenger
By Harish Jonnalagadda last updated
Facebook's Messenger has a hidden chess game that you can play with a friend. All you need to do to get started is use the following command: @fbchess play.

Facebook Messenger may get Snapchat-style ephemeral messaging feature
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
Facebook is currently testing a Snapchat-style ephemeral messaging feature in Messenger. The trail is being conducted in France, and may eventually roll out to all 700 million Messenger users.
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