Facebook users in France were able to send vanishing missives with its smartphone Messenger application on Thursday, ramping up the challenge to Snapchat.<br />"We're conducting a small test in France of a feature that allows people to send messages that disappear an hour after they're sent," Facebook told AFP.<br />"Disappearing messages gives people another fun option to choose from when they communicate on Messenger."<br />Tapping an hourglass icon on the top right of the screen in Messenger will allow users to send messages designed to vanish an hour after they are sent.<br />The feature is being tested on versions of the Messenger application for mobile devices powered by Apple or Android software.<br />If it proves successful, the feature would likely be made available in other countries.
