Facebook Messenger for Windows 10 finally gets an update

It’s been at least six months since Facebook has updated its Messenger app for Windows 10. But now the beta version of the app (version 96.2194.9505) is getting a bunch of new features, including a new layout for the log-in page, chat search functionality, and data saver feature, among others. You can check out the full changelog under the cut.

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Trigger Facebook Messenger's Dark Mode with a moon emoji

There's a simple way to activate the Dark Mode feature of Facebook Messenger. All you need is one emoji: this 🌙 moon emoji. Send the crescent moon to anyone in Messenger, exit the app completely, and enter it again. Just head to your profile (the icon on your upper left) and the toggle for Dark Mode should be there. According to XDA-Developers, this works for both Android and iOS.

Facebook Messenger’s “unsend” feature is finally here

If you’ve been waiting for this feature to arrive, then you’re in luck. Facebook has begun rolling out its “unsend” feature in its mobile app. You now have 10 minutes after you send a message to remove it from a conversation. All you need to do is long-press or tap on the message you want to delete. This will show you two options that are self-explanatory: “Remove for Everyone” or “Remove for You.” It’s already made its way to our Android device, so just keep an eye out for it.

Source: Yugatech

Facebook’s looking to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger chats

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Facebook is looking to compete with the likes of Google and Apple with its newest plans. The social media company is considering integrating its messaging services on Instagram with WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. The three services will remain as standalone apps, but each will be linked in a way that will let messages travel between the services. Facebook is said to be at the start of what it considers a “long process.” If successful, this means a Facebook user can communicate directly with someone who has a WhatsApp or Instagram account. The timeline to complete this project is end of 2019 or early next year.

What Facebook can gain with this project is it’ll no longer need to develop competing versions of new features (like Stories) or allow businesses to reach more potential customers across the different platforms with its ability to share data easily. Facebook wants people to spend more time on its products, and this is one way they think that could happen. "We want to build the best messaging experiences we can; and people want messaging to be fast, simple, reliable and private," said Facebook in a statement. "We're working on making more of our messaging products end-to-end encrypted and considering ways to make it easier to reach friends and family across networks." But this also raises a lot of questions, which Wired has detailed in this story.

Source: BBC