Facebook is said to be working on a virtual assistant for its Messenger platform, as per a latest report from The Information. The virtual assistant is being internally dubbed as “MoneyPenny”.
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The latest Google Maps v4.8.0 brings users the ability to share places directly to Facebook and Messenger. It also brings about a few changes to the UI and a few bug fixes.
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Facebook is testing a new feature that enhances your video viewing experience. The social network’s latest floating video feature will allow users to scroll through their News Feed while letting them watch the video.
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With an aim to ramp up its photo offering, Facebook is testing a new Snapchat like feature that lets you add filters, text, stickers and more on photos before you post them on the social network.
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Facebook has updated its iPhone app to make it easier for users to share web links without opening a browser. Dubbed as “add a link”, the feature lets people find and share links within the app.
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Google Hangouts joins the elite club of apps that has crossed 1 Billion downloads on the Play Store. Till today, there have been ten apps that have crossed the milestone out of which 3 of them were Facebook apps while the other 7 were Google’s own apps.
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Facebook will soon bring a ton of news to your News Feed via Instant Articles, as per The Wall Street Journal. Launched last month, Instant Articles fills a users news feed with articles from a number of popular publishers.
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Starting today, you don’t need a Facebook account or even an email to sign up for the Facebook Messenger. All you need is a phone number. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger no longer requires Facebook account or an email”
Facebook has rolled out a new app that lets you share photos with your friends without posting them online. Dubbed as Moments, the app syncs to your phone’s camera roll and then uses facial recognition and location to group photos and help you share them with friends.
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David Marcus who is the VP of product Messaging at Facebook has posted a photo on Facebook that shows that the Messenger app for Android devices has crossed 1 billion downloads.
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Facebook started testing Facebook Lite, a lighter version of the social network that targets at users from developing countries which have a 2G or a slow internet connection. Today, Facebook has started rolling out Facebook Lite in all the developing countries, especially Asia.
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Facebook has just outed another new feature for its Messenger app. The application now allows users to send their location as a message to their friends and family.
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Facebook is making it easier for its users to recognize an unknown sender who is messaging for the first time on Facebook Messenger, as per a report from Tech Crunch. The social network is launching the new feature on Messenger that will let you know more about other non-friend users.
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The video calling feature for Facebook’s Messenger was announced at the end of last month but was limited to just 18 countries. Now the feature is available to users using the application worldwide.
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It might not be long when you could play games in Facebook Messenger. According to a report from The Information, Facebook is in talks with several developers to make games for Messenger.
