Facebook revamps Messenger for Android with friendlier chats, teases core app update soon

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Facebook has already been making its _mea culpas_ for the [state of its main Android app](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/11/zuckerberg-html-5-facebook-mobile-app-mistake/), and it's showing further atonement through an Android-first update to its [Facebook Messenger](http://www.engadget.com/tag/FacebookMessenger/) companion release. The new app is imbued with a "more conversational" (if fairly [familiar-looking](http://www.engadget.com/tag/imessage)) bubble-driven layout for chats. Likewise, it's easier to see if a conversation is needed in the first place: a friend status list is always available with a swipe, while fresh support for texting directly from Messenger can keep the discussion flowing when SMS comes into play. Android users can get the Messenger upgrade today, with promise of an iOS equivalent soon. The regular Android app is getting an update in the near future as well, although we wouldn't cry with joy just yet: it's more of a parallel to the Messenger update than the speed-up that some of us crave.

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