Is it time for the Facebook Messenger version of Snapchat Stories and Instagram Stories"
Reader Franciszek Georgiew, founder of Poland-based social media agency Social Tigers, shared the screenshots below with SocialTimes of a new Messenger feature called Messenger Day.
UPDATE: A source familiar with the test told SocialTimes Facebook often tests features in certain countries before launching them globally, adding that there is no timing for an expanded launch of Messenger Day, nor is it guaranteed that the feature will launch at all.
And a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement emailed to SocialTimes:
We know that people come to Messenger to share everyday moments with friends and family. In Poland, we are running a small test of new ways for people to share those updates visually. We have nothing more to announce at this time. According to Georgiew, Messenger Day appears over the recent conversations section of Messenger, displaying tiles atop the screen with topics to post on and ?days? of users? friends.
Swiping up opens the camera, and users can prepare and curate their content, which remains live for 24 hours, Georgiew said, adding that the feature basically mimics Snapchat Stories and Instagram Stories, but with no filters or memories (although older photos from users? camera rolls can be included).
Stickers are prominent within Messenger Day, as Georgiew said large groups of stickers and themes cover almost the entire screen, labeled as ?Your Feelings.?
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