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Tap into more ways to express yourself with animated stickers, GIFs, reactions and more.\n\nSET THE MOOD OF YOUR CHAT WITH THEMES\nCustomize your chat with a large and constantly evolving list of themes featuring popular artists, holidays, and more. \n\n*Meta AI is available in select languages and countries only, with more coming soon.","facts":{"developer_id":284882218,"developer_url":"http://www.facebook.com/mobile/messenger","first_released":"2011-08-09T19:49:28Z","support_url":"http://m.facebook.com/mobile/messenger/help","privacy_url":"https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/","website_url":"http://www.facebook.com/mobile/messenger","app_version":"584.0.0","release_notes":"We update our app regularly to make it even better for you to easily connect to the people that matter. 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