Meta brings cartoon avatars to video calls on Instagram and Messenger
Meta The pandemic was supposed to have made us all comfortable with video calls, but many folks still don’t particularly enjoy the process. Having to think about what to wear,…
Facebook Lets Parents See Who Their Kids Are Talking to Messenger
Meta has unveiled a suite of new safety tools intended to give parents more oversight of their teen’s activity on Messenger and Instagram DMs. Starting today, parents and guardians can…
Facebook Messenger now lets you watch videos with friends
Facebook is adding stuff to Messenger again. On Monday, the company announced a new feature called Watch Together, enabling Messenger users to play Facebook Watch videos together with friends. To…
Facebook Messenger introduces forwarding limits to combat fake news
Similar to what Facebook did earlier with WhatsApp, the company said it’s putting new limits on Messenger. On Thursday, the company introduced a message forwarding limit in Messenger, meaning that…
Messenger Rooms get Zoom-like backgrounds, more mobile-friendly features
Facebook’s Messenger Rooms, a group chat feature that allows you to connect up to 50 people in a video call, got an overhaul on mobile. Now, users can create, edit…
Facebook starts merging Instagram, Messenger chat features on iOS, Android
It is not yet possible for Instagram users to message Facebook users
Facebook Messenger Rooms review: The least irritating way to video chat with friends
Easy to create rooms • Invite up to 50 people per room • Free to use • No time limit on rooms Privacy concerns Messenger Rooms allows you to bypass…