- Of the billions of persons that utilization Facebook crosswise over world once a day, a sincerely extensive number additionally utilize its buddy texting administration, the suitably named Facebook Task person. It not just gives you a chance to talk with your mates advantageously, additionally incorporates highlights like voice/video calls, hip stickers, and after that some more. What’s more, the way that Facebook Delivery person is a cross stage application (It even has a web form that can be utilized as a part of program), just improves it. However, as mind blowing as it seems to be, do you inference that is all there’s to Facebook Delegate?
- Not so much, as there are a great deal of cool stuff covered up underneath. Look at this posting of a portion of the coolest Facebook Task person tips and traps, and you could very well be shocked.
1. Mute chat notifications
- Facebook Messenger’s constant chat notifications can (and do) get really intrusive and annoying, especially in certain situations when you don’t want to be disturbed. Thankfully, they can be easily muted, either for a specific time (15 mins – 24 hours), or until you un-mute them manually. To do this, tap and hold on the conversation (alternatively for iOS, swipe left on the conversation), go toMute notifications, and specify the time period for which you want to mute the notifications. Check out the companion screenshot above.
2. Create shortcuts for quickly accessing chat with contacts (Android only)
- If there are certain Facebook Messenger contacts with whom you chat frequently, you can pin them to your Android device’s home-screen for quickly accessing chats with them. Simply tap and hold on the conversation from the contact who you want to pin, select the Create shortcut option, and you’re all set. Pinned contacts appear as chat heads on the Android device’s home-screen.
3. Disable chat heads (Android only)
- While we’re on the topic, the floating chat heads are one of the most unique features of Facebook Messenger. They let you start chats quickly, without requiring Facebook Messenger to be launched. But if you find chat heads obtrusive, you can easily disable them. For this, tap on the gear icon to go to Facebook Messenger’s Settings, and un-check the Chat Heads It’s important to note that you can pin contacts as shortcuts (see previous tip), even with chat heads disabled.
4. Download photos and videos over Wi-Fi to save data
- Apart from text messages and stickers, Facebook Messenger also lets you send/receive photos and videos. However, the received photos & videos are downloaded automatically, which can be quite a problem if you’re on the limited data plan. Thankfully, you can set Facebook Messenger to download photos and videos only over Wi-Fi, thus helping conserve data. Go to Facebook Messenger’s Settings > Photos & Media, and check the Use Less Data
5. Use device’s rear camera for video calls
- Almost all smartphones these days have dedicated front cameras, for video calls (and of course,selfies). However, they are not as good as the primary or rear cameras. Good thing is, if you use Facebook Messenger for video calling your friends, you can use the rear camera as well. For this, just start a video call, and tap the camera icon on the top right corner to switch to the rear camera.
6. Send random cute animal images to contacts
- No matter what the problem is, photos of cute dogs and cats can cheer anyone up. And with Facebook Messenger, you can help your friends lighten up a little bit with just that. Just send @daily cute as a message to a contact, and a random, Imgur hosted photo of a cute animal will be automatically sent to the contact.
7. Use Facebook Messenger with your phone number
- What if you want to use Facebook Messenger for chatting with your friends, but don’t have a Facebook account? Not a problem. It might not seem that way, but you can use Facebook Messenger even if you don’t have a Facebook account. All you need is your phone number. For this, just tap on the Not on Facebook? option at Facebook Messenger’s first screen (see companion screenshot), and follow the simple steps to set up Facebook Messenger with your phone number.
8. Logout of Facebook Messenger (Android only)
- For a simple chat app, Facebook Messenger sure makes something as easy as logging out of a signed account, a chore. That’s because the app provides no option to sign out. Thankfully, if you use Android, you can easily log out of Facebook Messenger. Go to Android’s Settings > Apps, and tap on Messenger. Now, tap on Storage > Clear Data, and you’re done. This is helpful if you want to use Messenger with multiple accounts.
9. View messages sent by Facebook users not in your friend list
- Although Facebook Messenger is all about chatting with your buddies, you can also use it to check out messages sent by people who are not in your Facebook friends list. To view the messages, go to Facebook Messenger’s Settings > People > Message Requests.
10. Hail Uber rides with Facebook Messenger
- Uber has revolutionized the way we hail rides. And if you use Facebook Messenger, you don’t even need the official Uber app to order a ride with the service. Just open up a conversation, tap the “three dots” icon, and choose Transportation. You can even check on the driver’s updates, directly from Facebook Messenger. This can be of immense help if you and one (or more) of your friends are at separate locations, but need to share a ride. However, at present, the service is only available in the United States.