The super hidden feature in Messenger – why you should use it

Facebook Messenger is one of the world's most popular apps for calling and chatting with friends. The application is linked to your Facebook account and can be used directly on Facebook if you are using a computer.

From time to time, like most other apps, Facebook Messenger receives updates that improve the app and give it new features. One of these updates arrived recently, and there's a special new feature.

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Pictures on Facebook Messenger

Whether you're talking with one person or in a group chat, it's a good, and sometimes necessary, idea to send photos.

But images sent in Messenger are usually compressed and have a lower resolution when they reach the recipient.

If you want to ensure that the quality of the photos is the same when you send them, you've long had to use other services like email or WeTransfer – until now.

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The amazing new feature in Facebook Messenger

A function has recently appeared that allows you to maintain the high quality of all the photos you send in Facebook Messenger.

Here's how to do it:

1. Select the person you want to send the photo to.
2. Click on the image icon at the bottom of the screen.
3. Click on the icon High resolution If you have an iPhone, and All photos If you have Android.

Now all your photos will be sent in high resolution. Beautiful, isn't it?

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This is how you get hacked – via Facebook Messenger

But it's also unfortunately possible to use Facebook Messenger in less fun ways. For example, it's common for hackers to exploit the app to access your login details.

All it takes for hackers to access your account is a simple mistake – accidentally clicking on a link.

These links often come in direct messages from someone you know whose account has been hacked.

For example, a person might ask you to click a link to see a funny picture. The link is actually an attempt to access your login details via a fake Facebook page, which… News24 Written about it previously.

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