Facebook said to bring ads inside Messenger soon

Facebook is eyeing to bring advertisements to Messenger in Q2 2016, as per a leaked document that was obtained by Tech Crunch. As per the documents, ads will only appear in message threads with businesses and businesses being able to serve ads to people who previously initiated a chat with them via Messenger.

facebook-messenger-login-with-phone-number-android Continue reading “Facebook said to bring ads inside Messenger soon”

Facebook is testing SMS integration for Messenger on Android, brings support for multiple accounts

Facebook is working on bringing back an old feature to its Messenger app. The social network is currently testing SMS integration on Messenger on a limited number of Android users.

facebook-messenger-login-with-phone-number-android Continue reading “Facebook is testing SMS integration for Messenger on Android, brings support for multiple accounts”

Facebook is testing Photo Magic facial recognition feature for Messenger

Facebook is testing Photo Magic, a new facial recognition feature that scans your newly taken photos and notifies you with an option to send them to friends who are in the photos.

FB Photo Magic Continue reading “Facebook is testing Photo Magic facial recognition feature for Messenger”

Facebook introduces personal digital assistant M for Messenger

Following a report last month, Facebook has entered into personal digital assistant space with ‘M’. The new feature that will be present inside Messenger, helps users with day to day tasks like online hotel reservations, travel arrangements and so on.

FB M-1
Continue reading “Facebook introduces personal digital assistant M for Messenger”

Facebook testing own MoneyPenny virtual assistant for Messenger

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”.

Facebook Messenger 3.0 for iPhone Continue reading “Facebook testing own MoneyPenny virtual assistant for Messenger”

Google Maps v4.8.0 for iOS brings Share to Facebook and Messenger

Google Maps 4.8.0 for iOS location sharing and  Image Gallery

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.

Continue reading “Google Maps v4.8.0 for iOS brings Share to Facebook and Messenger”

Google Hangouts crosses 1 Billion downloads on the Play Store

hangouts_billion_downloads

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.

Continue reading “Google Hangouts crosses 1 Billion downloads on the Play Store”

Facebook Messenger no longer requires Facebook account or an email

facebook-messenger-login-with-phone-number-android

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 Messenger crosses 1 Billion downloads on Android

facebook_billion_android

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.

Continue reading “Facebook Messenger crosses 1 Billion downloads on Android”

Facebook Messenger adds ability to send locations as messages

facebook_messenger_location

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.

Continue reading “Facebook Messenger adds ability to send locations as messages”

Facebook Messenger’s Video Calling feature is now available worldwide

fb_messenger_video_call

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.

Continue reading “Facebook Messenger’s Video Calling feature is now available worldwide”

Facebook Messenger hits 500 million users

Facebook has announced that more than 500 million users are using its standalone Messenger each month. The social network removed the Messenger from main Facebook app in July and started urging users to download the Facebook Messenger app.

Facebook Messenger Continue reading “Facebook Messenger hits 500 million users”