<p>Twitter has made its direct messaging service easier to use and added the ability to send photos, in an update to the Twitter app for Android and iOS released Tuesday.</p><p>The messaging service is now displayed prominently in the navigation bar at the bottom of the home screen, so it's only one tap away. Previously, users had to navigate to the "Me" screen and from there open the messaging service.</p><p>Twitter has also added the ability to send and view photos in direct messages. Those photos can also be viewed in messages on the desktop at twitter.com.</p><p>Mobile-to-mobile messaging is a hot area right now. Facebook recently updated its own Messenger service to let people message each other even if they're not Facebook friends. Other services like SnapChat, WhatsApp and WeChat are also attracting users.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2079020/twitter-simplifies-messaging-adds-photos-to-boot.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/software/social/twitter-enhances-private-messaging-for-ios-android/d/d-id/1113033">Twitter Enhances Private Messaging For iOS, Android</a> (InformationWeek)</p><p><a href="http://www.itworld.com/internet/386799/twitter-simplifies-messaging-adds-photos-boot">Twitter simplifies messaging, adds photos to boot</a> (ITworld.com)</p><p><a href="http://www.techspot.com/news/54984-twitter-adds-photos-to-direct-messaging-new-swip-method-to-navigate-timelines.html">Twitter adds photos to direct messaging, new swip method to navigate timelines</a> (TechSpot)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dIN4TXPLkxtMHNMSwnqnntjIl74KM&ned=us">145 additional articles.</a></p>