Facebook Messenger For Android Gets Improved Photo And Video Sharing

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Facebook’s dedicated Messenger app for Android now offers the features that hit the iOS app earlier this week, including quick access to photo and video sharing in the same window as your current conversation. The update also adds quick access to media on your camera roll, as well as single-tap routes to stickers and audio messaging. For more details, check out our longer profile here.

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