07By John Thomas Facebook has launched Instant Games, a cross-platform gaming experience that allows users to play games right in their Messenger chats. The games are based on HTML5 and require almost no loading time. To start playing is quite simple. In the latest version of the Messenger app, you will see the game…
05By Scott Davis Facebook has released Messenger Lite, a new standalone version of Messenger for Android, to be used on simpler devices and slow networks. “More than 1 billion people around the world use Messenger every month from a range of mobile devices on networks of various speeds and reliability. With Messenger Lite, more people can…
31Facebook has just reported its earnings for Q2 2016. The social network’s growth continued on a steady pace at 3.63%, just slightly lower than last quarter’s 3.77%. The revenue for the second quarter increased 59% year on year totaling US $6.44 bn and $0.97 earnings per share (EPS). The company’s net income in Q2 rose…
12The largest social network Facebook has begun testing a new feature called Secret Conversations. This new feature will encrypt messages end-to-end. This means that a message send through such a channel can only be read by the intended recipient and only on one device. Nobody else will be able to gain access to such message….
17Facebook announced today that users of its Messenger will now be able to use it to send and receive SMS and MMS, although the function will only be available on Android. “We know that people receive messages via both SMS and Messenger – for example your best friend sends you GIFs on Messenger whilst your…
06Emojis have long become an essential part of any conversation in a messenger. We add them to express our feelings or define the mood of the message. In fact, nearly 10% of mobile sends in Messenger include emojis, according to Facebook. In the past, users could send and receive emojis in Messenger only by using…
28We all have one messaging app that we prefer to use over the others. For some people it may be WhatsApp, while others choose Viber or Facebook’s Messenger. Using Android data from 187 countries, analytical company SimilarWeb, conducted a study to determine the most popular messaging apps in the world. In fact, the company claims…
10Facebook is preparing its own present for the upcoming Mother’s Day. The social network is currently testing several special features for the holiday, including a new reaction and a feature that lets you decorate your messages in the Messenger with flowers. Both features will appear only for a limited time. The new “flower” reaction…
15At its annual F8 Conference in San Francisco, Facebook announced the launch of the Messenger Platform with bots, currently running in beta version and Send / Receive API. “We announced new technology like Messenger bots that use artificial intelligence to make it easier to communicate with businesses. Now you’ll be able to send messages to…
05Facebook Messenger has been updated. The new iOS and Windows version have already been available for download. Yesterday the new Android 74.0 version came out. In addition to already existing features of messaging, sharing photos, videos and stickers, the messaging app has implemented numerous interesting features. So, what’s new? Do you like it when things…