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What does Green Dot feature mean on Facebook Messenger?

When it comes to technology updates, Facebook rarely disappoints users, and this time is no exception. If you're wondering what's new in Facebook Messenger, you're in luck! Facebook recently released a ton of new features for people who use the Messenger app (which, let's be real, is pretty much everybody at this point). Whether or not you're tech enthusiast, it's always fun to at least learn about the new trends coming out in technology, even if you are mind boggled by the inner workings of it all.

1) Green Dot: One of the best feature released was Green Dot on Facebook messenger, which shows who is available on chat or active on chat. A user can now check before sending message or doing voice/video call that the person is active on chat or not?

Contacts who appear in your chat sidebar include your Facebook friends, people who've sent you message requests, people you've messaged and contacts uploaded from your mobile device.

Find who you want to talk to in the chat sidebar to see if they're available on chat:

People with a next to their names are on chat and are active on chatting but not on Facebook.
If you see only Blue phone receiver/Blue icon next to user means that person has Facebook app active or on Facebook.
People with a next to their names are nearby.
People with a phone next to their names are on the Facebook or Messenger app on their mobile phones.

People with no icon next to their names are not currently active, but messages you send them will still go directly to their message inbox.

2) Active now: The "Active Now" section shows you exactly what you'd expect: Who is active and online right in this very moment. If someone is "active now," you'll see a little green dot next to their name. Facebook Messenger will even prompt you to message people when they're "active now," which is a nice reminder to say "hi" to that friend you haven't seen since middle school. I mean, why not, right?


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  1. When the GREEN DOT appears besides blue phone receiver sign means user is chatting on messenger and if it shows ACTIVE NOW without GREEN DOT besides blue phone receiver sign means user is active on FACEBOOK surfing. So guys now do not get confuse.

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