Facebook - Messenger updates. Pause notifications. Share your location
As soon as modern technologies allowed in free access use mobile Internet, Facebook company decided not to limit itself to the web version of its social network. Development direction mobile applications immediately became a priority. In addition to the main program for the smartphone, a separate messenger for Facebook was launched, which received a seemingly banal, but at the same time apt name - Facebook Messenger.
Much is already known about this “beast,” but there will probably be users who have not yet figured out the application’s features. And this article is intended to fill the existing gaps and reflect the main points of this Facebook product.
What is this?
The first questions that users have are: what is Facebook messenger and do you even need to install it on your smartphone? We immediately answer the second part: you need to install it. Why? Because Messenger is, essentially, a chat that you are probably used to. Moreover, in standard application FB messages function is disabled on phones, i.e. to write to someone in a personal message, the system will offer you to download the same FB Messenger.
Actually, the principle of operation of the program is incredibly simple and is based on the exchange quick messages provided there is an Internet connection. The interface is intuitive and not overloaded unnecessary functions. So it’s almost impossible to get confused in the program.
Functional
The primary task of the Facebook chat product is to place it in a separate convenient program usual chat. Naturally, the developers tried to fill it as much as possible necessary functions. In particular, you can:
- Exchange photos/videos with interlocutors;
- Send emojis and stickers;
- Create group correspondence;
- Add friends of friends to correspondence;
- Call your interlocutor;
- Arrange video calls;
- Open secret correspondence, in which messages will disappear after the time you set;
- Receive timely push notifications about new messages;
- Receive/send electronic payments(in the presence of debit card, issued by an American bank).
It's worth noting that Facebook Messenger is not separate application, but a continuation of the main chat of the social network. Those. you can even correspond with Friends who have not yet installed this program. Your messages will simply be sent to them in the chat on the site (private messages). Moreover, you can correspond with people from your phone’s contact list, even if you are not Friends on Facebook itself. Convenient, isn't it?
How to install/uninstall/use?
So, you want to know how to install Facebook chat on your smartphone. Everything is crazy simple. Firstly, by going to official application Facebook and going to the “Messages” section, you will receive a system prompt to install the messenger program. By giving your consent, you are taken straight to the program page in your smartphone’s store. Secondly, you can simply go to Google.Play/AppStore, type in search bar“Facebook Messenger” and download the app to your phone. Please note, it is completely free!
And now you have installed Facebook Messenger - how to use it, where to click? At first glance, everything is somewhat confusing, but you will quickly figure it out. The following sections are presented:
After looking through the sections back and forth, poking at the smartphone screen, you will quickly figure out what’s what. So don’t be alarmed by the new interface and wide functionality, as it may seem.
By the way, the application is deleted in exactly the same way as all the others. In this case, the correspondence will not be deleted - they will be stored on your Facebook account.
The conclusion regarding Facebook chat is clear - you need to install it if you actively use the social network for communication. Let's not say that this application more convenient than other messengers - you decide for yourself. But we strongly recommend trying it in action.
The site has a predictable address - messenger.com. It's much faster and more convenient than tabs“Messages” on the main Facebook. So, when actively communicating from a desktop or laptop, we recommend using it.
2. Chat in Messenger with friends who don’t have a Facebook account
Recently, you no longer need a Facebook account to use Messenger. If it is convenient for you to correspond in this particular application, then you can invite even those acquaintances who have not created a page on the social network. These social phobes log in using their phone number.
3. Pause notifications
Sometimes you just want to take a break from annoying messages, sometimes it is necessary so that nothing distracts you from urgent work. In Messenger, you can turn off notifications for all interlocutors or for individual particularly annoying ones.
For all chats, notifications are turned off in Settings > Notifications > Disable > Select a disable time
To mute a specific interlocutor, go to the chat with him, tap on his name at the top of the screen > Notifications > Select a time
4. Read hidden messages
We already know that Facebook often does not notify about messages sent not from friends. On the main site, they fall into the “Correspondence Requests” folder in messages. In Messenger they can be found in the following path: Settings > People > Requests for correspondence.
5. Turn on Photo Magic
Do you want to feel the magic of technology? Turn on the “Photo Magic” function in the settings. It will recognize your Facebook friends in photos taken on a smartphone and offer to send them the frame.
6 Share your location
This makes you much easier to find. Especially if you meet your interlocutor in a place unfamiliar to him. The recipient receives an interactive fragment of the map with your location: he can zoom in/out or open it in a mapping application to build a route.
7. Sent GIFs, not stickers
They are much more fun and varied. On the conversation page, tap the “More” button (three dots) and select an application to search for GIFs. (We recommend GIPHY to start with.) You will be transferred to the App Store to install the application. In it you can search for animated pictures by keywords or by category.
8. Look at all the photos shared in a particular conversation
Need to find a photo from a specific chat or just want to feel nostalgic? On the conversation page, tap on the name of the interlocutor or the name of the group. Go to “Published Photos”
Facebook announces the transition to Messenger for messaging around the world. Compared to Facebook, the Messenger app is much faster and handy tool for messaging:
Launch historyMessenger:
Facebook Messenger debuts as a chat program for sharing by personal messages on desktop computers.
Transition to mobile systems
Today, as more and more people use Facebook to connect with friends using mobile devices, the company is actively working to provide them with best opportunities in this area.
Messenger= first stand-alone application/test bed for the applicationFB
Messenger launched more than two and a half years ago to give people with a passion for messaging an easier, more convenient way to quick way communication with friends.
Messenger became the first non-integrated application for the company. Unlike the main Facebook applications, it performed only one key task (messaging), and experts began expanding it functionality.
Messenger & FB4 iOS/ Android= same functionality
Since the new features were enthusiastically received by Messenger users, they were copied into the main Facebook applications. Until the end of last year, experts were launching new features on Messenger and key Facebook applications almost simultaneously. As a result, Messenger's user experience is very similar to Facebook's messaging system.
Back to the roots
In November 2013, the company returned Messenger to its original purpose as special application for people who are passionate about messaging and want to be connected all the time.
Specialists have made the application faster, more convenient for mobile users, making it as easy as possible for everyone to exchange messages with friends and important contacts. Work also continued to expand functionality Messenger apps, adding - just recently announced - a group bookmark.
One in the spotlightMessenger
The company has created a fast and reliable messenger, and now it plans to direct all its energy and resources to its promotion and development.
Starting yesterday, users in Russia will begin receiving notifications that over the coming weeks they will need to install Messenger in order to continue receiving and sending Facebook messages on their phones.
Thus, users will be able to use the services the best messenger Facebook every time they need to send a message to a friend or important contact.
CharacteristicsMessenger:
Efficiency
When you launch the application, you will see how quickly it loads. You'll receive new messages instantly and can respond to them immediately. It's worth noting that Facebook has found that people respond to messages on Messenger about 20% faster than on Facebook. So as your friends migrate to Messenger, you'll likely notice that your messages get replies faster.
Focus on messaging between mobile devices
The Messenger audience is first and foremost mobile users. In Messenger, you should always be ready to receive a message, but this applies to all other users as well. The People tab shows who has this moment Messenger is turned on, and you know which of your contacts are within your immediate reach.
A convenient tool for exchanging messages with friends and important contacts
Messenger is the easiest way to message your friends and important contacts. Messenger is a tool for those who are serious about messaging, the fastest way to connect with friends on Facebook.
Groups Tab
The new Groups tab becomes the hub of multi-party conversations on Messenger, helping people connect with friends and important contacts. With this update, it has become easier to create and name groups, add group photos, and arrange groups in a convenient order.
Composer
The company is currently testing the “composer” update, which will further expand the possibilities for people to express themselves. With it you will be able to even faster open a catalog of photos captured by the device, stickers and voice messages, and also take selfies during a phone conversation.
Just recently, Facebook Messenger added the ability to transfer money in messages. Although the function is only available in America, many people greeted this innovation rather strangely.
A massive new update, which was timed to coincide with the latest Facebook conference, turned Facebook Messenger not just into a messenger, but into a full-fledged platform, giving developers the opportunity to create their applications inside Messenger.
Versions for Android and iOS have been updated. Android got the opportunity quick search images using Bing search engine right inside Facebook Messenger. Not very big, but most importantly a necessary innovation.
Regarding iOS Facebook versions Messenger, everything is much better here. The main innovation is that Facebook Messenger now has its own application store for this platform. There are already more than 30 applications inside the store, here we have sets of stickers, image, video, music editors, joke applications and much more.
Facebook explained the change. Facebook Messenger is now truly not just a messenger, but a promising and open platform for developers. Modern world tied to communication. And increasingly, communication takes place via messengers. To ensure complete communication in messengers, we use third party applications. Now there is no need to leave the messenger, since everything you need will be inside it. Quickly take a photo, process it and send it, pay a bill via a message with an amount attached to it, and much more - Facebook sees the future this way. And you begin to understand them and really understand that they are right.
The ability to transfer money through emails in Gmail doesn't seem so strange anymore. In addition, Facebook responded to questions regarding WhatsApp. It will not be modified in the same way as Facebook Messenger. WhatsApp will continue to develop, but only in terms of communication and its convenience, but nothing more. Facebook Messenger is more than a platform; it is the future. Formally we were given to understand that WhatsApp already messenger of the previous generation.
