Facebook Messenger for Android Gets Material Design Revamp

Facebook's standalone Messenger app is finally receiving a Material Design makeover. The news was confirmed by Messenger's Lead David Marcus in Facebook and Twitter posts.

The Messenger app's Material Design user interface revamp, is still rolling before the main Facebook app. Google had introduced the Material Design philosophy alongside Android Lollipop in 2014.

Some of the Material Design changes in the Messenger app include new icons and animations. After the update, users can notice a new floating button for starting new chats. Previously, users had to press a button seen on the bottom tab to start a new chat. Facebook's Messenger app was announced to shot past 800 million this January and has been since receiving new features.