10 Hidden Features of Facebook Messenger You Should Know

Messenger is very powerful now, it can even work without Facebook, but still a part of it. After some R&D Mark Zuckerberg added lot of new features to Messenger, it also has a standalone website. Officially Facebook has announced that monthly 800 million monthly active users are on Messenger. Know 10 hidden Features of Facebook Messenger here.

1. Standalone Website: The Messenger has a standalone website that has no connection with Facebook news feed and features except chatting. Anyone can chat anywhere using the website’s minimal and clean environment. Using the sidebar user can control whatever it need.

2. Facebook Account not Required for Messenger: Ya, it’s true. Messenger users doesn’t need Facebook account to login, instead they can use mobile number just like WhatsApp.

3. Book an Uber: Messenger app allow to hire public taxi by app. Select more and further transportation, now request an Uber from here. Update for your ride will appear on Messenger screen.

4. Pin Conversation: Messenger is first which allow users to pin frequently messaged people. To enable it, just hold on any group or conversation and select pin. Once user pinned any contact or group, it can manage in future for removing or adding more.

5. Notification Control: Messenger is very powerful to control notifications. If you don’t want any notification from specific contact or group then turn notification to mute mode for desired time period or forever.

6. Payment: New and popular feature of Messenger, to make payment for your friends just tap on $ sign available below the conversation and enter enter amount you are sending.

7. Facial Recognition: Photo Magic feature of Messenger allow users to recognize faces in photos. By default this feature is off, you have to turn it on. It detects your friends in photos taken by phone camera. To enable Photo Magic, tap on setting gear then Photos and Media, now toggle the switch.

8. Location: Users can send their real-time location with others using Messenger. This feature is nearly similar with Apple Maps pin and WhatsApp’s location tool.

9. GIF’s: You can’t post GIF on Facebook but messenger allow such pictures in conversation. In fect users can create their own GIF using GIPHY option.

10. Emoji for Message Threads: To set an emoji for specific contact just tab any conversation and tap again on conversation name (Contact Name) here you will find emoji option.