Facebook has announced a slew of new features for Messenger, the company's direct messaging app. The new features include a quick reply bar, three new chat themes, and QR codes and payment links.
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The latest update adds three new themes to the Messenger app to personalize your chatting experience. The first is for fans of Olivia Rodrigo and comes in time for the singer’s new album called Sour. It also features Olivia’s face stickers. Meanwhile, the F9 theme celebrates the 20th anniversary of Fast and Furious. Finally, the third is the World Oceans Day theme that lets you virtually explore the world’s oceans. Users can access these new themes on Messenger and Instagram from “Theme” under chat settings.
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The new quick reply bar will make it easier for Messenger users to quickly respond to media content shared by their friends. When you open a photo or video your friend sent, you'll see a new quick reply bar appear at the bottom, allowing you to send a reply directly from the media view without having to return to the main chat. You can swipe up to exit the media view and return to the chat.
Finally, Messenger is also bringing the new QR code and payment link feature, which will allow users to send and request money with Facebook Pay from anyone – even if they’re not logged into Facebook. Users can access their personal QR code and payment link in Messenger’s settings under Facebook Pay.
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You can share the payment link or allow others to scan the QR code to send or receive money. Currently, the QR codes and payment links feature is only rolling out to Messenger users in the US.
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