Update Messenger Tips

Remove Previews For Privacy Reasons If you have notifications turned on for Messenger, then you may want to consider removing the previews for your conversations. This would prevent people from seeing a snippet of your conversation from the notification center of your devices. You can turn off previews by tapping on your profile icon and then toggling off “Show Previews” under “Notifications.”

Create “Day” Stories In March 2017, Messenger added the ability to share your Day. This feature is similar to Instagram Stories and Facebook Stories. Messenger Day allows you to share photos and videos of some noteworthy events that took place throughout your day. The photos and videos will appear in Messenger for 24 hours and you can see who viewed it. You can also add selfie filters, text and other fun effects to the Day stories. To set up a Day Story, tap on the “My Day” button under the “Messages” section of the Home tab. Or you can start adding to your Day by tapping on the photo icon at the bottom of the Home screen.

Play the hidden basketball game on Facebook Messenger The latest version of Facebook Messenger has a cool new feature that allows you to play a game of basketball during a chat. The game is free, but it's hidden. Read below for how to access it. How to play Facebook Messenger hidden basketball game: - Update to the latest version of Messenger in the Play Store - Open a chat with one of your contacts - Send the basketball emoji to them. It's circled in red in the left-side screenshot below - Once the emoji has been sent, simply tap on it to start the game - facebook messenger basketball

Interact with a bot Facebook is jumping headfirst into the chatbotosphere. Bots developed by news organizations like CNN or the Wall Street Journal, for example, deliver news links to your Messenger conversation based on your interests or queries; some allow you to place an order for something directly through Messenger, like for pizza orders or a bouquet of flowers.  Want to talk to an algorithm? Search for bots directly in the "To:" field and start chatting or subscribe to regular updates. A list of available bots can be found on botlist.co, catering to all your information needs.

Turn Facebook Messenger into Snapchat Who says you need Snapchat? Last year, the Facebook-owned social media site Instagram introduced a "Story" feature - which for all intensive purposes looked and acted a lot like Snapchat. Facebook Messenger has gotten on board with this idea and introduced "Messenger Day." Messenger Day allows you to share updates about your day with either all your friends or just a few specific contacts. Don't worry, you don't have to concern yourself with selecting the perfect filter or best angle; all of these messages disappear after 24 hours. That said, you can do something to make your posts standout with the artsy selfie filters were released in December. Begin your "Day" by hitting the photo icon at the bottom of your home screen and start recording.

Share your music with Spotify We all love to share things with our friends, and sometimes there's that thumping new track that you just have to get out there for all your nearest and dearest to enjoy. Facebook and Spotify have joined forces to help make this easier for you. The people you share a song with will be able to listen to a 30-second clip directly within Messenger but will have to open up Spotify in order to listen to it in full. Do to this you'll need a Spotify app, but after that it's all smooth sailing:     - Select a contact.     - Tap on the "Plus" symbol.     - Open the Spotify extension. This will open Spotify within Facebook Messenger, and allow you to type the name of the song, artist or playlist you are wanting to send.     - Select your music. It will then be automatically be sent to your contact.  Create Group Playlists On Spotify With Your Friends If you have Spotify, then you ca...