After introducing chatbots to Facebook Messenger App in the last F8 conference to help businesses connect easily with users, the company has just announced that the group calling feature will be…
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Facebook introduces new caller ID feature for Messenger app
Facebook on Tuesday announced it has begun rolling out a caller ID feature for its Messenger app. Announcing the new feature on Facebook, David Marcus, Facebook Vice President of Messaging, said “Today…
Facebook Messenger’s video calling feature goes global
Facebook on Tuesday announced global rollout of free video calling feature in its Messenger app. David Marcus, Facebook’s Vice-President of Messaging Products, announced the expansion of Messenger’s video calling feature in a…
Facebook Messenger gets free video calling support
Facebook has updated its standalone Messenger chat app to add support for video calling feature. The new video calling feature will let Facebook users have face-to-face conversations with their friends and relatives…
Facebook Messenger paves way for third-party apps, services
Facebook Inc on Wednesday opened up its Messenger service for developers to create apps and for consumers to communicate directly with retailers, in the social media network’s latest effort to expand its…
Facebook likely to update Messenger with support for third-party apps
Recent reports suggest Facebook will soon update its Messenger to add support for third-party apps in a bid to compete with the successful messaging apps like WeChat and Line. According to a…
Facebook now lets users send and receive money through its Messenger App
Facebook on Tuesday announced it has updated its Messenger app with a new feature which will let users send and receive money through the app itself. The new payments feature will allow…
Facebook begins testing voice transcription feature for Messenger app
Facebook has begun testing a new feature that will let users read transcriptions of the voice messages sent via Facebook Messenger. The new voice-to-text feature will transcribe the content of a sound…
Facebook’s new app ‘Stickered for Messenger’ will let users recall childhood ‘sticker days’
Facebook has launched a new app dubbed ‘Stickered for Messenger’ that lets users paste emoticon stickers as overlays on snapshots. The new app allows users to pick a photo, resize and paste…
Apple reveals “Best Of” 2014 iOS apps
Apple has put out its annual “Best Of” apps lists for 2014 naming the top apps on its iOS ecosystem – both paid and free – while also revealing the editorial picks….
Facebook Messenger App crosses 500 million monthly user milestone
Facebook on Monday revealed its standalone Messenger mobile app has crossed 500 million monthly user milestone. Initially the messenger service was introduced as a chat feature on the social networking website but…
Facebook Messenger code reveals payment option
Mark Zuckerberg: Over time there will be some overlap between [Messenger] and payments. […] The payments piece will be a part of what will help drive the overall success and help people share with each other and interact with businesses.
Facebook Messenger full of spyware type code, a security researcher says
Facebook: These accusations are completely unjustified. Privacy is core to our approach with Messenger, and like any developer, we analyze usage trends to make our apps better, faster, and more efficient.
Facebook: Messenger rumours aren’t true; get the facts straight
Facebook: You might have heard the rumors going around about the Messenger app. Some have claimed that the app is always using your phone’s camera and microphone to see and hear what you’re doing. These reports aren’t true, and many have been corrected. Still, we want to address some concerns you might have.
Facebook Messenger gets instant video sharing and big likes
Try out the new Facebook’s bigger “thumbs up” feature for pics or posts you more than like and the tap-and-hold video messaging feature for sharing instant 15-second videos!