Microsoft and Google are pushing them into their own messaging apps, and so are a myriad of other startups, from Slack to Hipchat to GoButler. And it's not alone in this bot obsession. The social network already encourages users to use Messenger bots to communicate with customer service and summon an Uber. And Facebook improved the search feature to more quickly find whatever you're looking for, even if the conversation happened years ago.įacebook Wants 2016 to Be the Year Messenger Makes Apps Irrelevant Arrow The active users list identifies people who are browsing Facebook or using Messenger at that moment.
The tweaks make Messenger pre-populate your "favorites" list according to the people you exchange messages with most often. “We’re hoping this helps extend and open up the functionalities of Messenger to more people,” says Facebook product manager Andrew Song. A handy shortcut also reminds you about any Facebook friends celebrating a birthday today. Instead of the infinite scroll of conversations you're familiar with, the Home tab organizes Messenger into recent conversations, favorites, active users, and messages awaiting a response. Need to make a restaurant reservation? Let a chatbot do it.įacebook took another step toward that goal today by giving Messenger a new twist on a familiar concept: the home screen. Need an Uber? Summon it through Messenger. Facebook wants to make Messenger the app to anchor a post-app Internet that lets you do everything within a chat.
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