Facebook Announces New Messenger Branding, Adds New Messaging Features

Fb has introduced a brand new search for Messenger, although a lot of the new options that are highlighted within the accompanying announcement had already been revealed beforehand as a part of the mixing of Instagram Direct and Messenger connection.

As you may see within the video, Messenger has added Rooms, collaborative video viewing, a customizable emoji response bar, new customized stickers and coloration gradients in your threads. Which have all been beforehand introduced, nevertheless there are just a few new components of observe within the newest replace.

The primary change is the brand new Messenger brand, which additionally employs a coloration gradient tone.

As defined by Messenger:

“Our new brand displays a shift to the way forward for messaging, a extra dynamic, enjoyable, and built-in method to keep linked to the folks you’re near.”

I imply, it is not a major distinction. I do not know that it displays “the way forward for messaging”, however it’s definitely extra of its time than the plain blue of the previous. 

Fb has additionally added new chat themes, “like love and tie-dye”, that are basically customized backgrounds on your chats.

“10 million folks customise their conversations every single day so we all know that personalization is essential with regards to the way you join. Along with new delight options like selfie stickers and vanish mode which can be coming quickly, making your chats enjoyable and customized has by no means been simpler.”

Together, the vary of latest Messenger options which were unveiled over the previous few months are vital, including new methods to customise your chats, and have interaction by way of video, visible instruments, inside chat rooms and extra. And brought together, it is clear that Messenger has developed, even when this newest replace might be much less of a shift, and extra of a ‘second to replicate’ on what’s been added.

Positively, the use case for Messenger has shifted in 2020. Again in April, Fb CEO Mark Zuckerberg famous that the variety of Messenger video calls had doubled through the COVID-19 lockdowns, whereas some classes, like group video chat, had risen by 10x or extra inside the interval. Which is why Fb has added these new instruments – whereas the corporate can be nonetheless pushing forward with its broader plans to combine all of its messaging instruments, and implement end-to-end encryption by default in all chats.

These two components may nonetheless face vital opposition, particularly given the latest discovering that Fb does maintain monopoly energy in its market, because of an antitrust investigation. That would imply that Fb will ultimately be blocked from merging its functionalities, or it may face additional regulation. However both method, what is evident is that Messenger has developed, and has modified considerably from a primary, SMS-style messaging app.

The promoting and branding alternatives inside such are nonetheless considerably restricted, although Fb is evolving on the entrance as effectively. And given rising utilization, it’s price preserving tabs in your messaging alternatives, and contemplating how every new announcement and launch pertains to your efforts.