Facebook Messenger for Android finally receives Material Design makeover

07 March, 2016
Later today, a new version of Facebook Messenger for Android will start rolling out through the Play Store. This will finally adhere to Google's Material Design guidelines, now almost two years old. Still, the Messenger app is ahead of the actual Facebook app in this regard, belive it or not.

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  • Anonymous
  • vMf
  • 09 Mar 2016

Nice Looking google for win !!! now make all others standard UI

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    • AnonD-512224
    • 2W5
    • 08 Mar 2016

    Loved it :)

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      • Subzz
      • bCX
      • 08 Mar 2016

      I was getting it since last two months..

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        • Fred
        • 4xe
        • 08 Mar 2016

        Mine has been like this for the longest time though...?? i'm a bit confused hahaha

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          • ampaw
          • FMY
          • 08 Mar 2016

          same. this update was rolled out last week in the Philippines as well.

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            • Anonymous
            • vMf
            • 08 Mar 2016

            Cannot see in android store yet!

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              • Reikix
              • 9LA
              • 08 Mar 2016

              Hockeybro13, 07 Mar 2016I have had this update for the past 2 or 3 weeks, in canada... more"The company has also enabled them for some users, but not for others, in what's known as A/B testing. But now the new design is going out to everyone."

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                • TechDumb
                • XNi
                • 08 Mar 2016

                It looks similar to WhatsApp. Moreover I think they should work on the ram usage issue of the application because it consumes a lot of ram which becomes a problem for the low end users.

                  I've also had this for like 2 weeks now in the UK on my Sony Z5. I just quickly checked the app, and it switched back to the old version...weird :D :D

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                    • Piorel
                    • ajZ
                    • 07 Mar 2016

                    Hockeybro13, 07 Mar 2016I have had this update for the past 2 or 3 weeks, in canada... moreIt takes years for facebook (app and messenger) to get material/status bar tint. They seem not having money/engineers for it. Hopefully, in 2017... all of their apps will be fully material designed. Should we raise some funds for this?

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                      • NatGeo
                      • sr$
                      • 07 Mar 2016

                      I have it too.
                      In Bosnia the update is available for 3 weaks

                        I have had this update for the past 2 or 3 weeks, in canada. Don't know if anyone else got it yet but I thought this was old news

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