FACEBOOK MESSENGER FOR ANDROID UPDATED

Facebook has updated their
Messenger app for Android to
version 2.2.1. Even though this is
a minor update to fix some bugs,
this update adds new feature
that enables new users to sign
up using their name and phone
number. Facebook launched the
Messenger app for Android and
iPhone last year, that lets you
send messages to your Facebook
friends or friends in your phone
contacts.
The Facebook Messenger
required a Facebook account till
now, after the new update,
Android users can sign up for a
new Messenger account just
using their name and phone
number. It makes new users to
sign up easily and also send a
confirmation text message once
you sign up to verify the number.
With this new feature, Facebook
would take on WhatsApp, a
popular cross-platform
messaging that lets you chat
with other phone contacts using
the app. Unlike the WhatsApp
that offers free messaging
service for 1 year from the time
you sign up, the Facebook
Messenger is free forever.
Download Facebook Messenger
for Android from Google Play
Store for free, if you have not
downloaded it yet.