Use it all the time – Messenger Kids Review

I constantly use this app, and I love texting my friends. I’d like some changes though that hopefully make it enjoyable for everyone. 1: I’d like to have a color wheel when choosing colors instead of the 12 or so we already have. Having a color wheel would make it so you can choose your favorite color and it will stop most replicas. I’d at least like to have some pastel or darker colors added instead of the ones we have now, as from time to time they hurt my head. 2: I’d like new filter’s that aren’t very childish, or even just a color overlay like some on Snapchat. Obviously, they still need to be child friendly, but it would be nice to have some new ones that aren’t making you look like a 5 year old that got a hold of your mother’s phone and found the photo booth app. Adding on, you can have “favorite” filters that won’t change when the app get’s new filters. The only ones that don’t have this option are seasonal ones. 3: Please make the sending time shorter. I sent my mom a 56 second video on Saturday (2/6/21). It finally sent this afternoon (2/9/21). It would be a huge help if you are in an emergency situation if the sending time is shorter and whoever you are calling can’t call for one reason or another. Also sometimes the photos I send get “stuck” when sending and won’t send. Most times it takes maybe 1 minute for a high res photo to send. Sometimes though, it takes a low res photo days to send. Fix this please. 4: This is more of a fun update. Make it so you can have “nicknames”, like on twitter. For example; you would have an optional nickname, and then an @ with your name your parent(s)/guardian(s) chose for your account. This would make it so people can have their classified gender, a nickname they prefer for themselves, etc. 5: be able to change your 4 word “code” from the app instead of your parent(s)/guardian(s) doing it. Your parent(s)/guardian(s) can change this so only they can do it in the settings. 6: Make it so contacts can’t call or message you. This will apply to all your contacts (besides your parent(s)/guardian(s) controlling your account) or a select few. This is NOT the same as blocking them. It would help me and others as most of us are doing online school, and don’t want people messaging or calling us in the middle of learning about how the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. 7: add more stickers for chats! I’d love having new stickers and GIFS to send to others, or upload your own custom ones! I’d especially love having a pusheen sticker pack! I’d also like to have ones that you can download on the AppStore as well! 8: I’d like having a pre-selected set of profile pictures, or using your stickers (or GIFS) as your profile picture! It would be nice for people who don’t like using their face/irl pictures or ones from their gallery (or people who don’t even have the gallery option at all) as their pfp! That’s all the suggestions I have, but if I have more ideas, I will edit this review and write more! -Your friend, Kitkee (2/9/21) 9: I’d like and update so you can not spam. It would be as if: You and your friend are messaging, and you send 10 of a word, text, emoji, etc in a minute, so you can’t spam and make their device have to go into quarantine. Sometimes in group chats with my friends they would spam like 50 thumbs up emoji’s when I tell them I’m going to go do something quick and will be afk. 10: Make a “Facebook kids” or something like it. It will be like Facebook, but your parent(s)/guardian(s) control who’s posts you can see. You can post too, but only people your parent(s)/guardian(s) choose who can see it. I think it would be a good way to teach children what social media is, and how to be safe on it. You still can react and comment like you can on regular Facebook. You can also ask your parent(s)/guardian(s) for you to see an account’s posts, like asking your parent(s)/guardian(s) if you can message/call someone on messenger kids. That is all suggestions I have for now, but I will add more when I have more suggestions! -Your friend, kitkee (2/9/21)
Review by Kitkee on Messenger Kids.