Facebook Messenger Apps Update 2019
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Alfian Adi Saputra
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Monday, November 18, 2019
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Facebook Messenger Review
Facebook Messenger Apps
Configuration
It's most likely you contend the very least attempted MESSENGER in the past, so this step should not require much description. If you do not utilize Facebook or simply aren't a follower, good information: you don't need to also have a Facebook account to make use of MESSENGER. Just your mobile phone number will suffice. You download the app from the Play Shop. After that either get in touch with your Facebook account or mobile number, and you remain in.
Features
Young boy, where to begin with this set. The list is long and also swiftly expanding longer, so allow's experience (what I think about) the largest functions one-by-one:
Integrated SMS
This function made some quite major headlines earlier this year. MESSENGER can currently be used as both your data-based messenging app as well as cellular SMS texting interface. No, it doesn't physically take control of cellular-based texting, however it rules in all your inbound and outward bound texts right into it's user interface, offering you a single app to open up, despite the message's medium.
Conventional wisdom might challenge this movement, recognizing Facebook's inherit wish to be understand all the information of your web activity ... Facebook itself has actually claimed that they pull no information concerning your texts back its web servers; it's just using this attribute [basically] so you make use of or stay on the MESSENGER app that a lot longer. I think it's up to you whether you fit keeping that concept.
Integrated Picture & Video Clip Capture
This one's not a genuine unique feature, but it's functionality it excellent. While in the app, you can launch either your tool's front or back cam to quickly catch media for sharing functions.
Video Chat
Nowadays not as much breaking-news, yet again it functions actually, really smoothly (though note: this doesn't work with SMS integration). Simply by pushing the blue icon. I claim 'blue', because it may be gray ... this tells you that individual isn't readily available to take a video clip telephone call at that time. Cool!
In-App Gamings
When in a conversation, just click the little game controller icon as well as pick your battle. The checklist of video games is quite long, as well as Facebook mentions it will certainly get longer in the short-term. While pc gaming has actually had a restricted existence within MESSENGER in the past, Facebook has just today released the hounds on the full-boat game offerings.
You can find out more about this brand-new function here.
Contact Codes
Comparable to Snapchat, MESSENGER offers a tile with a scan-able code together with your prompt & pertinent contact information.
Show Location
If you're straying around town and are trying to meet up with some pals, MESSENGER's location-sharing function may can be found in handy.
A Customized Greeting (if you have a business/page)
If you have a commercial account or web page, MESSENGER permits you include a welcoming, to show up when someone opens up the application to send you a message. This is a terrific attribute to establishing the tone a customer (or potential one) experiences when interfacing with your brand name.
Send Sound Clips (eliminate voicemail!).
I'm quite amazed this one isn't much more prominent than it is. Instead of leaving a phone message (and making your good friend undergo the difficult job of navigating mobile voice mail), you can merely strike the microphone switch as well as leave a voice message right in the application. So rather than having to "dial-in", the receiver can obtain a notification as well as press "play". Ahhh ... it functions so damn well.
Well-Composed Group Chats
Unlike traditional SMS (where my experience has revealed it to be a total mess), MESSENGER manages group talks with relative aplomb. The primary means they complete this is offering team talks their own tab, sorting them together as opposed to blended among all your other conversations (especially with people that also turn up in the group chats).
Stand-Alone Desktop Application
OK, this isn't mobile-based, yet I directly utilize it and also it functions well. Messenger.com will certainly bring up a structured interface that functions similar to the mobile app; so you do not have to maintain going to your phone while at your desk during the work day (offered your company is usually cool with this, obviously).
Call an Uber. Or a Lyft
Right in the app is a menu option to "ask for a trip". From below you can choose Uber or Lyft as your service of choice, as well as off you go ... without leaving MESSENGER.
Pin a Conversation
Within team chats, you can pin a specific string to the top of your list, so it's very easy to discover!
Mute notifications
If you're trying to obtain some job done, or have an additional obligation & do not wish to get averted with a Messenger discussion, you can pick to 'mute' alerts from a specific thread for your option of time (15 minutes, 1 hr, etc.).
Send & obtain loan
... and Facebook doesn't also charge for the solution. While in a conversation, click on the "$" symbol, choose the quantity you want to send to the person you're talking with, as well as enter your credit card info. Done.
Send your place (though not using Google Maps)
While you may not require this really typically, if you do discover your as well as your close friends having trouble finding each various other while out & concerning it might come in pretty convenient. Simply click your area, and your buddy( s) will have the ability to see a click-able map to see exactly where you are.
Final thought
Love it or hate it, Facebook has built a fantastic feature established right into a very well-performing app in MESSENGER. And also integrated with the crazy-big customer base, it's getting harder everyday to validate not using it (or a minimum of having it mounted).
Hopefully you found some previously-unknown feature that will certainly be available in helpful for you. Or, possibly, you might have located your limit reason to provide it a shot. Let us understand if you have any various other must-try attributes in MESSENGER!