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Facebook Can’t Be Serious With “Soundmojis”

Kellen July 15, 2021 9

Facebook Messenger is getting a new feature. I'm struggling with how to explain it beyond that because this feature sounds like an April Fools' joke or one that only the evilest of minds would force upon the world. This is Facebook, soooooo... Are you ready...

Instagram, Facebook Messenger Get New Chat Features Like ‘Watch Together’ and ‘Vanish Mode’

Tim November 18, 2020 5

Facebook announced that new features for both Messenger and Instagram are now rolling out, some quicker than others. There are three new things to look for if you find yourself messaging friends inside of these apps often. The first is Watch Together, a...

Facebook Begins Swapping Instagram’s DM Service for Messenger

Tim August 17, 2020 19

As if we all needed to constantly be reminded, Facebook owns Instagram. To further get the point across, Facebook is beginning to tie its Messenger service directly into Instagram, swapping out the photo sharing network's native DM service. Somehow spotted by...

Future Facebook Messenger Update Brings Lighter, Faster App and More

Kellen April 30, 2019

Facebook's big F8 conference is going down this week, so that means they've announced a bunch of updates to their line-up of products. First up, we've got news on Facebook Messenger, which is getting some major changes. Later this year, Messenger 5 will...

Monday Poll: Which Messaging Service Do You Use the Most?

Kellen December 4, 2017 184

The last time we asked which instant messaging app you all were using, it was 2011 and Google Talk was still a thing. Not only that, but Google+ Huddles was in before Hangouts took over, Beejive was an app that people used, and most of you just settled for...

Ads Coming Soon to Facebook Messenger’s Home Screen

Tim July 11, 2017 16

According to a report from VentureBeat, after what must've been a successful beta test in Australia and Thailand, Facebook is to roll out advertisements on the Facebook Messenger home screen, the same kind of targeted ads you currently find on your News Feed....

Facebook App Gains In-App Camera With Effects, Facebook Stories Too

Kellen March 28, 2017 6

The Facebook app on Android and iOS is getting a new in-app camera that will give you all of the effects and filter fun you could ever ask for outside of Snapchat. Alongside the new camera, which begins rolling out this week, Facebook is getting Stories and...

Facebook Messenger Just Became a Complete Mobile Gaming Platform

Tim November 29, 2016 17

In an attempt to overload its messaging service with even more features, Facebook has turned Messenger into a complete cross-platform gaming service. Launching for both Android and iOS, users can begin playing games with friends, and we aren't talking Tic-Tac-...