Three years after Facebook Messenger’s smartphone debut, the chat app finally has a version optimized for Apple’s iPad.
Today the company rolled out an updated Facebook Messenger, bringing native iPad support to the iOS app. Messenger for iPad has a multi-window interface, which lets you see a list of your conversations and your current chat simultaneously. Like the iPhone app, the iPad version supports stickers and in-app calls.
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In April, Facebook ripped the chat feature out of its primary mobile apps in an effort to migrate users over to the Messenger app.
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Above: Facebook Messenger for iPad support stickers, like the smartphone version of the app.
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