Facebook has finally released a messenger app specially designed for iPad. Previously the messenger app for iOS was only optimized for iPhone. The new app comes with scaled-up UI to support the iOS tablet.
Messenger 7.0 keeps both chat list and IM window on-screen. It makes navigation between conversations easier. App comes with most of the messenger features including stickers, group chat and VoIP calls.
If you have both Facebook and messenger app in your iPad, clicking on message in Facebook app will open conversation in messenger. Just tap on top bar and return to Facebook.
This new update to app also fixes few performance related issues. Now active friends list shows up faster and makes calls more reliable.
In past few months, Facebook is trying to bring more users to Messenger and owing the mobile space. Facebook also acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion just to own people’s mobile conversation space. After the release of iPad version of Messenger, now we also want iPad version Facebook owned Instagram.
