The upgraded camera has introduced new 3D masks and special effects, which allow users to add horns and a red nose to turn themselves into reindeers, since Christmas is approaching and everyone wants to use some seasonal designs. You can now slap stickers and use photo filters on your pictures, just like you can in the Snapchat app and countless other mobile photo applications.
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With the camera now essentially replacing the keyboard in many ways, and the Messenger app growing in popularity, the aim is to make sending those photo and video messages faster, simpler and more fun.
The service was launched in the U.S. previous year and we will soon be able to use it for the first ever time in the United Kingdom, and with billions of people using the messenger app these new developments could prove to be much easier than the usual online banking process.
Facebook has been cloning numerous Snapchat’s features, like recently with ‘Collections’ and Instagram’s story.
Facebook on Friday, December 16, rolled out a set of new features for its messaging app, Messenger, that are Snapchat-like in nature. Recording short clips or silly videos are possible, too.
But if you’re still a little confused, don’t call up your younger sibling to beg for help just yet – that’s what I’m here for.
Following the update, users can now find a camera button right in Messenger’s interface.
So yes, if you were wondering when Messenger was going to get more like Snapchat, behold it has happened.
A tap takes a photo while a long press records a video.
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Simply type in a keyword, and the app will display relevant images that can be added to photos and videos. A new palette icon by the shutter button lets you access a blank canvas where you can add text, art and stickers, letting you create a message with distinctive visual impact. In the end, though, the finished product winds up looking something like the photo above.
