Facebook Messenger Platform now has over 11,000 bots

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Facebook had introduced bots for Messenger Platform in April this year. Now the social network has announced that within since over two and a half, more than 11,000ots have launched on Messenger.

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Facebook Messenger for Windows 10 mobile launched

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Earlier this month, Facebook officially launched its app for Windows 10 powered desktops. Now, the social network has rolled out Facebook Messenger app for Windows 10 mobile. The move comes only days after launching Windows 10 Desktop App for Messenger.

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Facebook tweaks News Feed to show more relevant posts from friends

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Facebook has yet again tweaked its News Feed algorithm to surface posts from your friends and family. The social network will now show things such as photos, videos, status updates or links, will be higher up in your News Feed. Continue reading “Facebook tweaks News Feed to show more relevant posts from friends”

Facebook Slideshow lets you convert your photos into movies

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Facebook has rolled out Slideshow feature that converts your photos and videos into a small movie-like clip. The feature is similar to Apple’s Memories and Google Photo’s Movie Assistant.

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Facebook official app finally launched for Windows 10

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Facebook has officially launched its app for Windows 10 powered desktops and mobile devices. The mobile app that was available till now was developed by Microsoft on behalf of Facebook.  Continue reading “Facebook official app finally launched for Windows 10”

Facebook Messenger gets a new Home tab in latest update

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Facebook has added a major change to Messenger which brings a change in the way users start a new conversation. The latest update brings a new Home tab interface that tweaks the way conversations are displayed.

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Facebook Messenger gets an addictive hidden football game

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Earlier this year Facebook rolled out a basketball game inside the Messenger app. Now it has got an addictive football game within the app to celebrate the Euro 2016. Just like the basketball game, you need to send a football emoji in a conversation with a friend to unlock the game. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger gets an addictive hidden football game”

Facebook Messenger for Android gets SMS support

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Facebook has announced that Messenger on Android is getting SMS support. The social network was testing the feature with few Android users since February this year. With the SMS integration, users will now be able to send and receive SMS messages from Messenger.

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Facebook India appoints Umang Bedi as Managing Director

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Facebook has appointed Umang Bedi as Managing Director, India. He will officially start at Facebook in July 2016. Bedi joins Facebook from Adobe South Asia after a five year stint where he was managing director responsible for growing their business in India.

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Facebook to drop Messenger support from mobile website

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Facebook wants its users to access the standalone Messenger app and is therefore taking down support for messaging inside the mobile web application, according to a new report from TechCrunch.

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Facebook Messenger gets diverse emojis, better representations of women and more

New Facebook Messenger Emoji

Facebook Messenger is upping it’s emoji game by adding new ones and revamping older ones. The service is now offering more diverse emoji options including multiple skin tone choices.

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Facebook might bring end-to-end encryption to Messenger

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Facebook may join WhatsApp and enter the encryption game soon. A new report from The Guardian claims that the social network could add end-to-end encryption to its Messenger app later this year,

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