Tag: messenger

August 31, 2022

Messenger has added a new feature called ’Group Invite Links’, which, as it sounds, gives group admins the capacity to quickly and easily invite people to Messenger group chats. As you can see in this example, posted by new Messenger […]

July 18, 2022

Meta’s looking to give its eCommerce ambitions another push, with the launch of payments between users and businesses within Messenger chat, providing another way to facilitate transactions in its apps. As you can see in this example, the new process […]

June 1, 2022

Meta has announced a range of new additions for Pride Month, including new stickers and AR activations across its apps, and dedicated VR spaces to highlight queer culture, and showcase the LGBTQ+ community. First off, on Meta’s latest stickers and […]

April 25, 2022

In August 2016, Snapchat seemed destined for decline. Facebook that month cloned Stories — Snapchat’s most beloved feature — and rolled it out on Instagram, en route to placing it on Messenger, Whatsapp and Facebook itself. At the time, Snapchat […]

April 5, 2018

Facebook revealed this week that it’s scanning users’ Messenger conversations – including text chats, pictures, and links – in an effort to ensure that people play by its rules. CEO Mark Zuckerberg first spilled the beans in an interview with […]

December 20, 2016

Facebook Messenger now lets you host group video chats. It’s been a long time coming. To get started, simply start a video call in a group conversation, or create a new one. You can also ping people directly if they’re […]

October 25, 2016

Starting today, users will be able to select PayPal for transactions on Messenger. Previously, Messenger only supported payments via debit card. Ironically, Messenger is adding support for PayPal before popular transaction app Venmo which is owned by PayPal. Messenger is also adding a […]

October 3, 2016

Less than two months on from the release of Instagram Stories, and following the launch of a similar, Snapchat-like feature for WhatsApp, Facebook is again testing out a new Snapchat clone, this time within Messenger. Looks pretty familiar, doesn’t it? […]

June 15, 2016

Facebook Messenger for Android is getting a major update today which brings back SMS support. If you’re experiencing déjà vu, it’s because Facebook Messenger did support SMS several years ago, but the feature was removed because no one was using […]

April 29, 2016

Facebook launched its new standalone Facebook and Messenger apps for Windows today, bringing native desktop notifications, a faster News Feed, and a built-in browser to make sharing articles even easier. In a blog post earlier today, Facebook announced the apps […]

March 29, 2016

The popular Facebook Messenger app could soon become far more than a chat client, with the social networking service apparently planning to offer in-store purchases through its mobile app, after the company signaled it could partner with Apple Pay for […]

February 19, 2016

Facebook Messenger advertising is coming: Brace yourselves. This leaked document says brands can begin IM’ing ads to us soon—it mentions a way to prevent spam, but companies already seem to be tip-toeing their ways around it. The rumor seems to be […]

March 19, 2015

Facebook’s new tool facilitates peer-to-peer payments in the Messenger mobile app. (Bloomberg) — Facebook Inc. is giving users the ability to send money to friends through its Messenger application, building off the expertise of a former PayPal executive that the […]