by AppleInsider | Jun 11, 2021 | Facebook Messenger
Facebook has announced new features for its Messenger app, including a quick reply bar, QR codes, and new chat themes. The new quick reply bar can be found in the Messenger media viewer, and aims to make it easier to chat about media posted by friends without needing... by AppleInsider | Jan 28, 2021 | antitrust, App Tracking Transparency, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, lawsuit
Facebook is preparing to launch a lawsuit against Apple for alleged anticompetitive behaviour, particularly regarding App Tracking Transparency and iMessage, according to The Information. The antitrust lawsuit would contend that Apple has abused its power in the... by AppleInsider | Jan 21, 2021 | Discord, Facebook Messenger, Google, iMessage, Instagram, Messenger, Signal, Skype, Slack, Telegram, Twitter, WhatsApp
New universal chat app "Beeper" combines 15 different chat platforms into a single inbox and offers iMessage on Android and Windows (via The Verge). The app comes from a team including former Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky, and enables users to integrate a range of... by AppleInsider | Dec 17, 2020 | European Union, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram
Some Messenger and Instagram features are temporarily unavailable to users in Europe in order to comply with new rules on data usage currently being rolled out in EU countries. Affected users are seeing alerts in the Facebook-owned apps that some features aren’t... by AppleInsider | Nov 13, 2020 | Facebook Messenger, Instagram
Facebook's Messenger and Instagram apps are getting a new "vanish mode" feature that gives users a new way to chat using disappearing messages. Disappearing messages can already be used in Messenger's "secret conversation" feature, but they require several steps and... by AppleInsider | Sep 30, 2020 | Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Messenger
Around a month after Facebook began quietly merging its Messenger service with Instagram direct messaging, the transition has been officially launched, with a full rollout to all users soon to follow. As a result of the merging of the chat services, Instagram users... 