When you create a room, you choose who can see and join it. If you have the Messenger app, you can play with AR effects like bunny ears, and new AI-powered features like immersive 360 backgrounds and mood lighting.

When you're invited to a room, you can join from your phone or computer - no need to download anything to get started.

If your friends or communities create rooms that are open to you, you'll see them on Facebook so you can find things to do and people to hang out with. Soon we'll add ways to create rooms from Instagram Direct, WhatsApp and Portal, too. You can start and share rooms on Facebook through News Feed, Groups and Events, so it's easy for people to drop by. You don't need to call someone and hope it's a good time or check everyone's calendar first. Host celebrations, gather a book club or just hang out on the couch with friends. Rooms will soon hold up to 50 people with no time limit. Create a room right from Messenger or Facebook, and invite anyone to join your video call, even if they don't have a Facebook account. Messenger Rooms make it easy to spend quality time with friends, loved ones and people who share your interests. Messenger does all this using your existing data plan.

See your SMS and Facebook messages together in the app - currently only available on some phones.

Swipe left to see who's available to chat.

Include your location to let friends know you're nearby.

Message a friend or start a group conversation.

Make plans on the go with social messaging features

Get push Enter your phone number herenotifications.

Send voice messages, photos, smileys and other emoji.

Get started fast - log in with your Facebook account, or just use your phone number.

In addition to sending free texts, you can also:

Download facebook messenger lite