Facebook Messenger is getting a full redesign, looks GREAT

Facebook is redesigning Messenger, promising a much more simple and clean UI.

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Facebook has announced that there is a complete redesign of Messenger on the way, something that will make the chat app that is used by over 1.2 billion people much easier, and cleaner to use. Great news, especially after Facebook started throwing in everything but the kitchen sink into Messenger over the last few years.

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Mark Zuckerberg, robot overlord and Facebook founder explains: "When you're messaging, you really want a simple and fast experience. We're taking this moment to completely redesign Messenger to focus on these ideas".

Messenger VP David Marcus said that the redesigned Messenger app will be coming "very, very soon" and it's something that the team has been slugging away at for a few months now. Facebook is doing something new by offering a dark mode, which is perfect for those who chat while in bed or dark areas, and those with OLED-based displays.

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Facebook has cleaned up the bottom navigation bar with three tabs that make it easier to get into, or stay in contact with people. The redesigned Messenger app sports icons for the camera and video chat in the top right hand corner, where they've been for a while now, so I'm glad FB aren't changing too much with some of the most-used parts of Messenger.

The social networking giant added that there are over 8 billion messages sent every month, and that there are over 300,000 chatbots now in Messenger. It's kind of out of control, but I love it - Messenger is a central part of my communication both personally, and professionally, so I'm keen for the changes.

Anthony joined the TweakTown team in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of graphics cards. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering and has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.

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