Friday, June 29, 2018
Facebook Messenger added new features Group Calling for 50 People
Facebook Messenger added new features Group Calling for 50 People
Open any Facebook Messenger group chat and press on the phone icon in the upper right corner to initiate a call.
Free voice calling hit the iOS app in early 2013, followed by Android more than a year later. Now users of both apps can open any Facebook Messenger group chat and press the phone icon in the upper right corner to initiate a call.
Youll be directed to a second screen, where you can manage participants�add or remove friends with a single tap. The participant limit, according to TechCrunch, is capped at a whopping 50 people. We reached out to Facebook to confirm that number.
"If you have the latest version of Messenger, you should see the phone icon appear in group conversations within the next 24 hours," Messenger chief David Marcus wrote in a Facebook post. "Give it a try, and as always, let us know how we can make it even better for you."
Wednesdays announcement comes just two weeks after the instant messaging app reached a milestone 900 million monthly active users.
For now, group chat only works for voice calls. You can conduct one-on-one video chats via iOS and Android, though; just touch the camcorder symbol to start a virtual conversation. Skype, meanwhile, recently brought group video calling to mobile phones and tablets.
Earlier this month, Facebook added three new tools designed to make chatting with people�and businesses�even easier. Exchange Messenger Codes to verify the conversation youre striking up with a relative stranger is legitimate; Messenger Usernames also serve as an authentication tool. Messenger Links, meanwhile, are shortcuts for opening new lines of communication: Add your link to a social media profile to offer fans and followers a new way to reach you.
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