Then, once you're ready to record your message simply tap the big red icon.

ENGADGET: Skype starts testing video voicemail feature on OS X, Android and iOS, we go hands-on (video) (update)

As you swipe, the space to the left of the message turns green and the checkbox icon appears to confirm that you are in the process of archiving.

FORBES: Mailbox App Revolutionizes Gmail Productivity, Will Google (Or Apple) Buy It?

Over the next couple decades, image and message were simplified into a blunt black-and-white icon of a brutal face with the words Obey Giant emblazoned beneath.

FORBES: J.S.G. Boggs' Counterfeit Money Is Worth More Than The Real Thing. Are You Buying It? [Book Excerpt #2]

An icon shaped like a tiny envelope appears on the display, indicating that a message is waiting.

FORBES: Hanging Up On Wireless Spam

It works much like the video feature in the company's Poke app -- press and hold the red record button, speak your message and it'll appear in-line as part of your chat, represented by a clickable sound wave icon.

ENGADGET: Facebook adds voice recording to Messenger, testing VoIP service in Canada