Facebook has announced to give a fresh look to the Messenger app. The new redesigned version of the app has a more vibrant logo and new default chat color, additional chat themes (such as love and tie-dye) and custom reactions. In a blog post Facebook wrote, “The new look reflects a shift to the future of messaging – a more dynamic, fun and integrated way to hang out with your favourite people, on your favorite apps and devices”.
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It includes some recent features like Watch Together viewing parties and dark mode, which arrived in Messenger last year. The clip also shone a spotlight on cross-app chatting with Instagram users, which will be available to most users in North America soon.
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Stan Chudnovsky, Vice President of Messenger, wrote, “Messenger also powers conversations within Portal, and soon Oculus, so you can be with your favorite people wherever you are.”
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Some other features, such as selfie stickers and vanish mode, in which messages will disappear when users leave the chat or after they have been viewed are on the way. Messenger will also support third-party AR effects starting next year.
