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6 tips to get the most out of Facebook Messenger
If you’re one of the 900 million people who use Facebook messenger on a daily basis, you’ll know that it’s fast becoming one of the world’s favourite messaging act. Not only does Facebook Messenger give you the ability to chat but you can also send money, video call and a whole lot more. Make sure you’re getting the most out of the app by using these top tips.
- Anyone can use messenger – Even if you don’t have Facebook, you can still use messenger, all you need it a telephone number. You can download the app in your app store or use the web app at messenger.com
- Find your secret inbox – Messages from strangers along with spam are filtered out of your primary inbox into a ‘secret’ second inbox. To access it, Open the Messenger app on your smartphone, tap Settings > People > Message Requests > scroll down and tap See Filtered Requests.
- Multiple messenger accounts on the one device – If you have an android device you can enable it so that multiple people can log into Facebook messenger. To do this, open the Messenger app on your Android device go to Settings then Accounts and tap the ‘+’ icon to add more accounts. The first time an account is switched to a new account the password will be required. After which you can choose whether a password will be required each time.
- Phone, video and group calls – Making a phone call in messenger is super simple. Simply tap the phone or video icon next to the name of the person you want to chat to. You can also make a group call with up to 50 participants.
- Get a weather update, set reminders and even order online – Facebook introduced “chat bots” in April which allow users to interact with various companies and complete a variety of different tasks.
- Share files, song and more – There are a variety of other apps integrated to work with messenger including music sharing site Spotify, file sharing site Dropbox and many more. To share files and music in a conversation tap the more icon and you will see a full list of the available apps.
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