Do you want to send messages but don’t want to disturb your friend or family? Well, if your answer is yes then a new feature by Facebook Messenger is helpful for you. In the latest update, Facebook came up with some new and exciting features. In terms of productivity and creativity, Facebook messenger always wins our hearts. Well, in this blog post you will read about the Facebook Messenger Shortcuts and features to boost your productivity.
As we started this blog post with a question where we discussed a special problem of users. The fact is in the latest update you can do that, yes, you can send silent messages. If you don’t know then you can use this same feature on Instagram (Direct Messages). Moreover, the Facebook Messenger Shortcuts update is not limited to a mere update but many more features.
Another big update is about the tag feature on Facebook Messenger where you can tag everyone. What’s so special about the latest tag feature of Facebook Messenger? The special feature is that you can tag everyone with one single click of the application. If you want to know more about these features and updates then keep reading this blog.
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Facebook Messenger Shortcuts Update
The official blog post of Facebook Messenger releases the information about these updates. Here you can read the official statements on their blog about the update release “we’re excited today to introduce shortcuts on Messenger, a new command system to help supercharge your messaging efficiency and add a little extra fun to your experience.”
Furthermore, they add that “whether you want to notify everyone in a chat of an important announcement.” In other words, the new update is all about shortcuts and productivity.
#1. Silent feature (or /silent) is a new Facebook Messenger Shortcuts feature that allows users to send silent messages. In other words, the receiver did not receive a notification about the message with /a silent tag. If you don’t know then the same feature is also available in the latest Instagram update.
#2. The second important Facebook Messenger Shortcuts will allow us, users, to tag everyone with a single click. To use this feature you need to add the @everyone tag to tag everyone. This feature will notify or send a special message to everyone in the group. It’s quite a helpful feature if you want to send something important to all group members.
#3. Do you want to send money using Facebook Messenger in the future? If your answer is then it’s going to happen in upcoming updates. With /pay tag you can send and receive money using Facebook Messenger (just like WhatsApp messenger).