{"id":12295,"date":"2022-07-14T06:58:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=12295"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:58:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:58:01","slug":"what-is-facebook-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-facebook-messenger","title":{"rendered":"What is Facebook Messenger?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e4b2255c1f8\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e4b2255c1f8\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e4b2255c1f8\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-facebook-messenger\/#What_is_Facebook_Messenger\" title=\"What is Facebook Messenger?\">What is Facebook Messenger?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-facebook-messenger\/#Messages\" title=\"Messages\">Messages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-facebook-messenger\/#Phone_calls\" title=\"Phone calls\">Phone calls<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-facebook-messenger\/#Photos\" title=\"Photos\">Photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-facebook-messenger\/#Documents\" title=\"Documents\">Documents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-facebook-messenger\/#GIFs\" title=\"GIFs\">GIFs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-facebook-messenger\/#Location_sharing\" title=\"Location sharing\">Location sharing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Facebook_Messenger\"><\/span>What is Facebook Messenger?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>So, you&#8217;ve joined Facebook, but what is Facebook Messenger? How does it differ from other messaging services? This article will show you how Messenger works, and give you an overview of the features available. If you&#8217;re confused, just read this to find out! You&#8217;ll learn about Messages, Phone calls, Photos, Documents, and more. Once you&#8217;ve finished reading, you&#8217;ll be ready to start using Messenger in no time!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Messages\"><\/span>Messages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Delete messages on Facebook Messenger is easy and can be done without opening the conversation. You just have to click the message you want to delete and a confirmation box will pop up. This will permanently remove that message from the conversation. This article explains how to delete conversations on Facebook messenger. Read on to learn more. You can also view your deleted conversations on Facebook Messenger. This is a useful feature if you don&#8217;t want to keep receiving messages from people who aren&#8217;t on Facebook Messenger.<\/p>\n<p>To delete a message from Facebook Messenger, go to the recipient&#8217;s profile. Click the&#8217;smiley face&#8217; or &#8216;triple-dot&#8217; icon on the far left or right of the message. You should see a pop-up option that says &#8220;Delete this message.&#8221; Click on this and click &#8220;Delete.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Phone_calls\"><\/span>Phone calls<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can now make and receive phone calls on Facebook Messenger. To use Messenger to make phone calls, you must first log in to your account. Click on the &#8220;Calls&#8221; tab at the bottom of the app, then tap the phone icon to place a call. You&#8217;ll receive a notification for the missed call in your chat. If you&#8217;re not available, you can leave a voicemail. If you have a phone call, you&#8217;ll see a message with a blue or grey phone icon.<\/p>\n<p>The quality of calls is remarkably good, with pixelation a little bit but solid frame rates when using a 2G LTE service in San Francisco. You can choose from VOIP audio or a regular phone call, and the Messenger app will notify you when your connection drops. The good news is that Messenger is free to use, and you&#8217;ll only pay for the data you use with your mobile operator. If you&#8217;re on Wi-Fi, you&#8217;ll be able to make free calls to other Messenger users and still keep your data usage down.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photos\"><\/span>Photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How do I delete Photos on Facebook Messenger? There are a few options available to you. First, you can simply close the Facebook Messenger window and then reopen it. Second, you can try to delete the conversation from which you&#8217;ve deleted the photo. Third, you can also remove the shared photo itself by uninstalling Facebook Messenger. However, it&#8217;s important to keep in mind that deleting the shared photos and content will also remove the photo from your own profile.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re worried about storing your pictures on Facebook Messenger, you can disable automatic saving of photos. To disable auto-saving, simply open the Facebook Messenger app and select the profile icon. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen, and tap on the &#8220;Photos, Videos, and Emoji&#8221; option. Then, click Save. If you don&#8217;t have enough storage space, you can manually download the pictures. Afterward, you can delete the photos and videos.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Documents\"><\/span>Documents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for ways to share your documents with Facebook Messenger users, you&#8217;re in luck. Documents are now a snap. Facebook Messenger is an instant messaging app that can be used for both personal and business purposes. You can share files with anyone with access to Google Docs, as it offers real-time collaboration and a variety of templates. Here are a few easy steps to get started. Read on to learn how to share documents on Facebook Messenger.<\/p>\n<p>First, you need to download Adobe Acrobat. This free program has the capacity to convert and send a wide range of file formats. In Messenger, you can share PDF files. These files are easily viewable and downloaded by the recipients. Once uploaded, the recipient will receive a link to download the document. Alternatively, you can send the file directly from any application that supports PDF files, such as WhatsApp. You can even edit the document directly on Facebook Messenger.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GIFs\"><\/span>GIFs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wanted to send animated GIFs to your friends, you&#8217;ll be pleased to know that Facebook Messenger now supports GIFs! To send a GIF in Facebook Messenger, simply click on the &#8220;GIF&#8221; icon in the chat window. You&#8217;ll see a list of animated GIFs that you can choose to share. Just make sure to type the word &#8220;gif&#8221; in the search bar to find relevant ones.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll notice a GIF button in the comment box on the right side next to the emoji or sticker buttons. Once you&#8217;ve clicked on the GIF button, you&#8217;ll see a grid of recommended GIFs. Click on the one that you want to share. You can also search for a GIF based on keywords and add it to your post. GIFs can only be posted in comments on posts that you&#8217;ve made and shared with friends and family. They can&#8217;t be posted on pages you&#8217;ve liked or tagged in your profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Location_sharing\"><\/span>Location sharing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Location sharing on Facebook Messenger is an interesting feature that borrows from Apple&#8217;s iOS operating system. With this feature, you can view your friends&#8217; locations on a map. You can share your location with as many people as you&#8217;d like. Currently, location sharing is available to more than 1 billion Messenger users. It can be useful for businesses and brands that want to target local consumers. Users can share their location as much as they want, and this feature is optional.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook Messenger introduced location sharing in March. To share your location with someone, all you need to do is open the conversation and tap the plus icon. The location icon will appear. Select the Location icon, which is a blue circle with an arrow on it. Click &#8220;Share Location&#8221; to see your location on a map. Once your location is confirmed, you can choose whether to share it for one hour or for life. You can also choose to disable location sharing at any time. Location sharing is available in all countries and you can turn off sharing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Facebook Messenger? So, you&#8217;ve joined Facebook, but what is Facebook Messenger? How does it differ from other messaging services? This article will show you how Messenger works, and give you an overview of the features available. If you&#8217;re confused, just read this to find out! 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