Facebook’s makes Messenger face recognition tool available worldwide

PanARMENIAN.Net - The releases keep on coming for Facebook’s Messenger service. The social networking company announced Thursday, December 17, that it has added new features designed to help users share more during the holiday season. Starting Thursday, Facebook has made its Photo Magic face recognition tool available globally (except for those in Canada and in the European Union) to help ensure that you can send the right photos to the right people, VentureBeat reports.

Previously only available in Australia, Photo Magic will scan through your camera roll and recommend photos to send to your friends. The wider release of the tool is well-timed, as people will likely take more photos with their family, friends, and colleagues during the holidays. And while it can be a hassle to sort through photos and send them to the right people, especially if there’s a large group, Facebook believes that Photo Magic will streamline the process and help you quickly share those moments through its Messenger app.

For those who have access, you can enable it under the Settings menu in the app (Facebook will also prompt you to try it out when you open up Messenger). From there, just snap a photo using the device’s camera — you don’t have to do it within any Facebook app — and then Photo Magic will do the work. It’ll send you a reminder to share the photo, but it won’t be distributed until you tap the “Send” button.