Facebook Messenger app for iOS and Android devices has recently been updated to version 6.0. The updated Messenger app brings on the 'instant video messaging' advantage through aSnapchat-like video recording feature which enables the users to send 15-second video clips instantly.

The updated version of Facebook Messenger is available for free at the Apple App Store and the Google Play store.

With the help of the instant video messaging functionality in the updated Facebook Messenger version, users of Messenger app for iOS and Android can shoot a 15-second mini-movie with the cameras of their mobile devices and share the movie with others.

While users of Messenger app for iOS and Android previously had to go to their gallery and select a pre-recorded video for sharing, the latest Messenger update enables them to instantly record and send short videos.

For recoding and sending their short 15-second videos, iOS and Android users of the Messenger app simply have to tap and hold the camera button. The new functionality paves the way for 'almost synchronous' video sharing, right within the app with the front and rear cameras of iOS and Android devices.

Meanwhile, along with the instant video messaging feature, the latest Messenger update also allows users of iOS and Android devices to send a 'Big Like,' which is a more enthusiastic way of saying that they really liked a particular Facebook post.