Facebook Messenger tests unified search for finding stickers and GIFs

Facebook Messenger quietly began testing a new search feature this week that makes it easier for finding stickers and GIFs in one place.

The experimental feature was quietly rolled out to a small group of Messenger users in Canada, Mashable has learned. Figuring out whether you're one of the selected few is just a matter of loading the app up and looking for a small magnifying glass icon to the right of the "Type a message..." field above your phone's virtual keyboard

Tapping the icon effectively turns the typing field into a search bar that looks for GIFs from GIPHY and Riffsy, as well as Messenger's sticker collection, based on keywords like a person's name, a movie title, a location, even how you're feeling: Read more...