Meta is introducing new features for Messenger, its messaging app, including AI-powered noise suppression.

Messenger is also getting HD video calls and voice isolation, both of which can be enabled from the call settings menu. HD calls are now, by default, calls placed over Wi-Fi, but there's an option for calls over cellular, Meta says.

Messenger now also allows you to send audio or video voice messages when a contact is unavailable or away, much like a digital voicemail. When someone does not answer your call, you can tap the new "Record message" button to send an audio or video recording.

There is new Siri integration, on iOS anyway. iOS allows you to use Siri assistance for creating messages as well as dialing by saying something like "Hey Siri, send a message to Cassandra on Messenger" and then dictate what that message will be.

Lastly, Meta launched AI backgrounds for video calls, which it previewed earlier in the year. Soon, Meta says, you’ll be able to create AI-generated backgrounds by tapping the “effects” icon in the sidebar during Messenger video calls and selecting “Backgrounds.”

In a wave of updates for Messenger, Meta added a new communities feature to the app, built its Meta AI chatbot into the Messenger search bar, and added tools to share large files. Toward the end of last year, Meta also made end-to-end encryption the default for Messenger conversations.