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Facebook Messenger for iPhone redesigned with iPhone 5 support, Favorites, speed improvements

Facebook has updated its Facebook Messenger application for iPhone with support for the iPhone 5, an improved design, a Favorites feature, and more. The new design is cleaner and the chat view looks more like the Twitter Direct Message interface. A new Favorites feature allows you to pin the people you talk to most to a menu accessible via a quick swipe. Speed improvements and various fixes are also present in the new 2.0 version.

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