Meta announces the deployment of a new “Calls” tab on Messenger, for iOS and Android smartphones and devices. Something to highlight the audio and video calls of the instant messaging application.
By adding a new tab “calls », Meta wants to make sure you know that Messenger has a system of audio and video calls, as written The Verge who reported the news. As a reminder, audio calls arrived in 2013 on Messenger, while the video function appeared in 2015.
Calls on Messenger, an essential feature
The Verge reports that according to Meta, “audio and video calls increased by 40% compared to the start of 2020, with 300 million calls made every day“. The company wishes to make its instant messaging app and “hub de communication complet ».
This new tab is probably part of the unifying strategy for Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp started by Facebook in 2019, in order to switch seamlessly from one service to another. The merger between Messenger and Instagram messaging started almost two years ago. What to stand out from the competition with a service common to several applications widely used around the world.
A new tab in Messenger
This tab will include a history of all your calls you have made or received, along with the person, date and time of the call. There is also a sign “+at the top right of the screen, which will allow you to start a call with any contact you have on Messenger. Suggestions will appear on the screen and you can also create a group call.
A tab “callswhich is being deployed throughout the world and which is being done gradually.
Meta therefore continues its improvements for Messenger, following the ability to tag all members of a conversation or end-to-end encryption in group chats.
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