Facebook App Messenger Update 2019
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Alfian Adi Saputra
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
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Facebook Messenger Review
Facebook App Messenger
Setup
It's most likely you've at the very least attempted MESSENGER before, so this step shouldn't need much description. If you do not make use of Facebook or just aren't a fan, excellent information: you don't require to also have a Facebook account to use MESSENGER. Simply your cellphone number will certainly be enough. You download the app from the Play Shop. After that either connect with your Facebook account or mobile number, and you remain in.
Functions
Kid, where to start with this. The listing is long as well as quickly expanding much longer, so let's undergo (what I take into consideration) the most significant features one-by-one:
Integrated SMS
This feature made some pretty severe headlines earlier this year. MESSENGER can currently be made use of as both your data-based messenging app and also cellular SMS texting user interface. No, it does not literally take over cellular-based texting, but it reigns in all your inbound as well as outward bound messages right into it's interface, giving you a solitary application to open up, despite the message's tool.
Conventional wisdom may challenge this movement, recognizing Facebook's acquire desire to be know all the information of your web activity ... Facebook itself has actually declared that they draw no data concerning your messages back its web servers; it's only using this attribute [essentially] so you use or remain on the MESSENGER application that much longer. I think it's up to you whether you're comfortable keeping that concept.
Integrated Image & Video Clip Capture
This set's not an actual unique feature, but it's functionality it top-notch. While in the app, you can launch either your tool's front or back camera to conveniently capture media for sharing objectives.
Video Chat
Nowadays not as much breaking-news, however again it works truly, really efficiently (though note: this doesn't collaborate with SMS assimilation). Just by pressing the blue icon. I say 'blue', since it may be gray ... this tells you that person isn't readily available to take a video telephone call at that time. Cool!
In-App Gamings
When in a conversation, just click on the little game controller symbol and also pick your battle. The checklist of games is quite long, as well as Facebook states it will certainly obtain longer in the temporary. While pc gaming has actually had a limited presence within MESSENGER in the past, Facebook has just today released the canines on the full-boat game offerings.
You can read more about this new feature below.
Contact Codes
Similar to Snapchat, MESSENGER supplies a tile with a scan-able code together with your immediate & relevant contact info.
Show Location
If you're straying around town and are attempting to meet up with some buddies, MESSENGER's location-sharing feature may be available in useful.
A Personalized Introduction (if you have a business/page)
If you have a commercial account or page, MESSENGER allows you include a greeting, to appear when somebody opens up the app to send you a message. This is an excellent function to setting the tone a consumer (or prospective one) experiences when interfacing with your brand name.
Send Audio Clips (eliminate voicemail!).
I'm rather surprised this set isn't more prominent than it is. As opposed to leaving a phone message (and making your good friend undergo the difficult task of navigating cellular voice mail), you can just hit the microphone switch and also leave a voice message right in the application. So as opposed to needing to "dial-in", the receiver can obtain a notice and press "play". Ahhh ... it functions so damn well.
Well-Composed Group Chats
Unlike standard SMS (where my experience has shown it to be a total mess), MESSENGER takes care of team talks with family member aplomb. The main method they achieve this is providing team talks their own tab, arranging them with each other rather than combined among all your various other conversations (particularly with people that additionally show up in the group chats).
Stand-Alone Desktop Computer App
OK, this isn't mobile-based, yet I personally use it as well as it works well. Messenger.com will raise a streamlined interface that functions similar to the mobile application; so you do not need to keep mosting likely to your phone while at your desk during the work day (given your company is usually great with this, naturally).
Call an Uber. Or a Lyft
Right in the application is a menu option to "request a ride". From here you can pick Uber or Lyft as your service of selection, and off you go ... without leaving MESSENGER.
Pin a Conversation
Within team chats, you can pin a details string to the top of your list, so it's very easy to find!
Mute alerts
If you're attempting to get some work done, or have an additional obligation & do not wish to get sidetracked with a Carrier conversation, you can pick to 'mute' alerts from a certain thread for your selection of time (15 minutes, 1 hr, and so on).
Send out & obtain money
... and Facebook doesn't even bill for the service. While in a conversation, click the "$" icon, choose the quantity you intend to send out to the person you're chatting with, as well as enter your charge card info. Done.
Send your area (though not utilizing Google Maps)
While you might not need this extremely usually, if you do discover your as well as your pals having problem discovering each other while out & about it may be available in pretty helpful. Merely click on your place, as well as your good friend( s) will be able to view a click-able map to see precisely where you are.
Conclusion
Love it or hate it, Facebook has developed a wonderful feature set right into a very well-performing application in MESSENGER. And incorporated with the crazy-big user base, it's obtaining harder each day to justify not utilizing it (or at the very least having it installed).
Ideally you located some previously-unknown function that will be available in beneficial for you. Or, perhaps, you might have located your limit factor to provide it a shot. Allow us understand if you have any various other must-try attributes in MESSENGER!