Facebook is rolling out another new feature for Messenger that'll help users easily track a reply to a specific person in a group conversation.
Called message replies, the feature is similar to the one that's long been available to WhatsApp, another Facebook-owned messaging platform.
Message Replies
Before the update, which was first reported by VentureBeat, users had to back read a thread to identify who's talking to who. Now, Facebook is making things easier, thanks to message replies, which lets a user quote a message and include it in their reply. This'll be especially useful in large group chats, where conversations tend to get cluttered — and oftentimes confusing.
Message replies work by pressing and holding a message. Tapping the Reply icon will attach a quoted version of the message to a reply. The feature also works when quoting GIFs, emojis, video messages, and photos.
