UPDATED: Facebook Messenger Gets Native Camera, ‘Superpowers’

Facebook vice president of messaging products David Marcus announced the official launch of a native camera for Messenger with a plethora of extra effects.

Facebook vice president of messaging products David Marcus announced the official launch of a native camera for Messenger with a plethora of extra effects.

Marcus revealed the launch in a Facebook post, saying that “superpowers” that will begin launching Thursday include 3-D masks, style transfers, other art, frames, stickers and a canvas.

Product manager Peter Martinazzi provided more details on the new features in a Newsroom post, saying that the new features will roll out globally “over the coming days.”

Martinazzi said the shutter button will appear in the center of the screen, and users can tap it for photos or press down on it for videos.

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