Users of Facebook Messenger may soon be able to receive and send messages , make calls and leave messages with their voice . Facebook has found that users aren’t so keen on tons of bells and whistles like prominent camera access or games getting in the way of chat, so Facebook plans to bury those more in a forthcoming simplified redesign of Messenger. Code for the service on Android has included a new M ##MS icon heading the message thread screen that activates listening for voice command . Facebook confirmed to TechCrunch it was internally testing the feature but gave no additional information . In 2016 , the then head of Messenger confirmed a voice function was being developed .
Users of Facebook Messenger may soon be able to receive and send messages , make calls and leave messages with their voice . Code for the service on Android has included a new M ##MS icon heading the message thread screen that activates listening for voice command . Facebook confirmed to TechCrunch it was internally testing the feature but gave no additional information . In 2016 , the then head of Messenger confirmed a voice function was being developed .