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Messenger Adds Split Payments, Vanish Mode and More

February 9, 2022

Meta (formerly Facebook) has just brought a number of new features the the popular Messenger app.

First up is a new Split Payments feature. In a group chat, select the + and choose the payments tabs. Next, choose the Get Started button. You can split a bill evenly or customize the amount each person owes.

You can also add a personalized messages, confirm the details and then send a request.

Next, you can also send disappearing messages in the new Vanish Mode. As the name suggests, anything you send in the mode will disappear after being seen. To turn on the mode open an existing chat and swipe up. To return to the regular chat, swipe up again.

The app is also adding new audio features. With voice message recording features you can pause, preview, delete, or continue recording a voice message before sending.

Voice message length has also been increased from 1 minute to 30 minutes.

Messenger is a free download for the iPhone and all iPad models.

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