Facebook Messenger is getting a built-in bill splitting feature

Facebook father or mother firm Meta is introducing a built-in bill splitting feature in Facebook Messenger that it’s going to take a look at with customers within the US starting subsequent week. The feature might be helpful for conditions like divvying up a restaurant bill with your mates or splitting a bill with roommates.

With the feature, you may ask for cash from folks proper in a group chat and see who has paid their portion of the request. You possibly can see the way it all works in a collection of screenshots beneath from Meta. The feature arrives shortly after David Marcus, Meta’s cryptocurrency chief and former Messenger lead, introduced he can be leaving the corporate.

Facebook Messenger’s upcoming bill splitting feature.

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Meta has additionally added new Group Results, which let folks on Messenger and Instagram video calls use the identical augmented actuality results collectively, it has made with widespread creators. Three can be found now, together with one which makes it appear to be your connection is buffering created with Zach King, and one from Emma Chamberlain arrives on December sixth.

Meta not too long ago launched new “soundmoji” as nicely. Two are impressed by Stranger Issues (forward of the brand new season popping out subsequent summer season) and one which performs a clip from Taylor Swift’s “Crimson.”

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