Is Facebook Messenger not a good enough distraction? Things are about to get much more entertaining as the social network begins rolling out Instant Games globally.
More importantly, Facebook is releasing the new features they previewed during the F8 developer conference. This includes the ability to weave in leaderboards/tournaments, add players via threads, use Game Bots and more.
The team reminds us Words With Friends is among the first games to take advantage of these features. EverWing will also be updated with the new capabilities, and 8 Ball Pool will soon be added as a new game.
This update will be rolling out periodically over the next few weeks, so be patient and don't freak out if you can't game just yet.
Recent updates
Facebook Messenger gains chat extensions, M improvements and more
April 18: Facebook's F8 developer conference brought plenty of news and Messenger obviously didn't stay behind. The social network announced a new Discover tab, Messenger Codes, Chat Extensions and M improvements. One can now do things like share songs, order food from a chat, find business information with a QR code and more.
Group payment support
April 11: Facebook Messenger now lets you make and receive group payments. To get started, open the Messenger app, pull up a group chat, then tap the plus sign button in the bottom left corner of the conversation. Find the payments icon ($), then tap it. After that, you can then choose who to send or request money from. You can easily select everyone in the group, or select only a few members. Then enter the amount of money you'd like to send or request, specify what the money is for, then tap Request. Easy, right?
"M" comes to Messenger
April 7: Facebook has announced the launch of suggestions in its Messenger app, delivered courtesy of its AI assistant M. This is a big step for the company: M has itself has been in development since 2015, and though all of its features haven't been finalized yet, its suggestions component is now live.
Live location sharing
March 27: Facebook is now rolling out a Live Location feature on Android and iOS that lets users share where they are with their friends and family in real time. While sharing a static point on a map is convenient if you're not planning on moving anywhere, Live Location allows your friends and family to view your location in real-time for 60 minutes at a time.
To use it, open the Messenger app, then tap the Location icon. You'll then see a map of your current location and the option to tap a blue bar to share your location for 60 minutes. You can stop sharing your location at any time by pressing Stop Sharing. You'll even see how much time you have left to share your Live Location with your friends and family, with a small countdown clock on the screen.
Reactions and Mentions come to Messenger
March 23: Facebook Messenger has gained support for message reactions and mentions. With message reactions, users can now react to an individual message in Messenger, just like how you'd normally use Reactions on Facebook. Mentions, on the other hand, lets users notify a specific member in the group.
Messenger Day starts rolling out
March 9: Facebook has started rolling out Messenger Day worldwide. What is Messenger Day, you ask? Basically, it's a Snapchat clone that resides as a feature inside Messenger, instead of requiring a whole different app. To make it work, you simply use Messenger's built-in camera to make a video or take some pictures. You then can add text, cartoon overlays, and other extras. From there, you throw it into a special area called "your Day". The day can be accessed by either all your friends or select users. After 24 hours, it deletes itself.
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