![]() Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments. "SMS in Messenger doesn't send, upload or store your conversations on Facebook servers. Using this feature is your choice you can easily switch to a different app as your primary SMS app from your device settings, or directly from the app that you want to make your primary SMS app." Please note: if you have trouble with an app we recommend contacting that apps developer. Through the Messenger app you can send messages, start group conversations, share photos, videos and gifs and make voice and video calls. Install About this app arrowforward Be together whenever, with our free all-in-one communication app, complete with unlimited text, voice, video calling and group video chat features. In a Facebook post (Opens in a new tab) Tuesday, the company emphasized that using the app as a new default SMS client was optional and that user privacy will be protected. Facebook Messenger connects to your Facebook account so that you can easily message all of your friends. Messenger has proved controversial since the company began requiring its users to download it separately from the main Facebook app, despite making many improvements to Messenger. Last week, it began targeting the remaining Messenger holdouts by removing messaging from the Facebook mobile web app, a move that angered many users. But it may not be an easy sell to everyone. Now, with an increasing emphasis on Messenger, the social network is likely hoping to ramp up engagement with the app even more. You'll also see the Messenger icon underneath the photo of friends who use Messenger.įacebook first added SMS support to Messenger's Android app back in 2012, but later pulled the feature. ![]() Other Messenger features, like bots, GIFs, payments and third-party apps, will continue to be limited to Facebook messages.įacebook will distinguish between Facebook messages and SMS with different colors: Facebook's will be blue while SMS will be purple. It will also support some - but not all - of Facebook's "rich content," including stickers, emoji, audio, photos and location information. Once you enable the feature via the "default SMS app" option in Messenger's settings, you'll be able to view your text messages in Messenger alongside your Facebook chats. Facebook is targeting the remaining Messenger holdouts, and they're furious
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