Facebook is trying to make Messenger less of a mess

Facebook is trying to clean up Messenger. The company showed off a new, redesigned version of the app, which is starting to roll out to users now.

The reason for the redesign is what many users have known for years: Messenger, in its current form, is a bloated confusing mess. 

Consider this: The current version of the app has nine — yes, nine — tabs.  I ignore most of these, so it's easy to forget just how bloated Messenger has become in recent years, but there can't possibly be a good reason for five different tabs that all show you slightly different lists of the same friends.  Read more...