Facebook introduces free video calls through Messenger app

USA: Facebook now lets you make video calls through the Messenger app for those times when words, GIFs and emojis just aren’t enough.

A new video icon in the top right hand corner of the app lets you make a Skype-like call over the internet for free - without having to leave the conversation you started in text, the company announced in its blog this week.

This builds on an existing capability to make voice calls from within the Messenger app.

The new tool has been rolled out already - just go into the app and look for the little camera icon.

It's the latest move in the social networking giant's attempt to turn Messenger into an all-singing, all-dancing platform which even lets you send money to friends.