Facebook unveils new design for its Messenger appDiscover and chat bots are out, speed and simplicity is in.
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A report has revealed Facebook's plans to overhaul its Messenger app.
Developer screenshots show that the Discover tab is on its way out.
Chat bots, business and games are being hidden from view, and chat bots are being demoted.
A new report has revealed Facebook's plans to overhaul its Messenger app, an update Facebook says will begin rolling out shortly.
As reported by TechCrunch:
Chat bots were central to Facebook Messenger's strategy three years ago. Now they're being hidden from view in the app along with games and businesses. Facebook Messenger is now removing the Discover tab as it focuses on speed and simplicity instead of broad utility like China's WeChat.
The changes are part of a larger Messenger redesign that reorients the People tab around Stories as Facebook continues to try to dominate the ephemeral social media format it copied from Snapchat. The People tab now defaults t...
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Facebook unveils new design for its Messenger app
