How to Draw on Facebook Messenger

Open the Messenger app., Tap Home., Tap the circular button at the bottom of the screen., Tap the squiggly line., Tap and drag your finger on your screen., Tap the camera button again.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open the Messenger app.

    It's the white bolt of lightning on a blue background.

    If you aren't signed into Messenger, type in your phone number, tap Continue, and enter your password.
  2. Step 2: Tap Home.

    It's in the bottom left corner of the screen.

    If Messenger opens to a conversation, tap the Back button in the top left corner of the screen first. , Doing so will take you to the camera screen. , It's in the top right corner of the screen. , Doing so will draw in Messenger's default line width and color (white).

    Apart from Messenger's default draw settings, you can perform the following actions:
    Tap the palette icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to apply a solid blue background to your screen.

    Tap and drag up or down on the color column on the right side of the screen to change the color you're using.

    Tap and drag your finger left from the color column to increase the width of the drawing line (dragging your finger back right will decrease the width).

    Tap the counterclockwise-facing arrow above the color column to undo the last line you drew. , Doing so will take a picture of whatever your camera is facing.

    You can change the camera used to take the picture first by tapping the rotating arrows at the top of the screen.

    To send your picture, tap the right-facing arrow in the bottom right corner of the screen, tap a contact (or conversation), and tap Send (or the right-facing arrow for Android users) in the bottom right corner of the screen again.
  3. Step 3: Tap the circular button at the bottom of the screen.

  4. Step 4: Tap the squiggly line.

  5. Step 5: Tap and drag your finger on your screen.

  6. Step 6: Tap the camera button again.

Detailed Guide

It's the white bolt of lightning on a blue background.

If you aren't signed into Messenger, type in your phone number, tap Continue, and enter your password.

It's in the bottom left corner of the screen.

If Messenger opens to a conversation, tap the Back button in the top left corner of the screen first. , Doing so will take you to the camera screen. , It's in the top right corner of the screen. , Doing so will draw in Messenger's default line width and color (white).

Apart from Messenger's default draw settings, you can perform the following actions:
Tap the palette icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to apply a solid blue background to your screen.

Tap and drag up or down on the color column on the right side of the screen to change the color you're using.

Tap and drag your finger left from the color column to increase the width of the drawing line (dragging your finger back right will decrease the width).

Tap the counterclockwise-facing arrow above the color column to undo the last line you drew. , Doing so will take a picture of whatever your camera is facing.

You can change the camera used to take the picture first by tapping the rotating arrows at the top of the screen.

To send your picture, tap the right-facing arrow in the bottom right corner of the screen, tap a contact (or conversation), and tap Send (or the right-facing arrow for Android users) in the bottom right corner of the screen again.

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