Facebook Messenger App Update 2019
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Alfian Adi Saputra
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Saturday, January 16, 2021
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Facebook Messenger Review
Facebook Messenger App
Configuration
It's most likely you contend the very least tried MESSENGER in the past, so this action should not require much description. If you do not use Facebook or just aren't a follower, great news: you do not require to also have a Facebook account to utilize MESSENGER. Simply your smart phone number will be adequate. You download and install the app from the Play Shop. After that either get in touch with your Facebook account or mobile number, as well as you're in.
Attributes
Boy, where to begin with this one. The listing is long and rapidly expanding longer, so let's go through (what I think about) the greatest features one-by-one:
Integrated SMS
This feature made some quite serious headings previously this year. MESSENGER can now be used as both your data-based messenging application and mobile SMS texting interface. No, it does not literally take control of cellular-based texting, yet it rules in all your inbound and outward bound messages right into it's interface, giving you a solitary app to open, despite the message's medium.
Conventional wisdom may challenge this movement, knowing Facebook's acquire desire to be know all the details of your web activity ... Facebook itself has asserted that they draw no data regarding your messages back its servers; it's just using this feature [essentially] so you utilize or remain on the MESSENGER application that a lot longer. I guess it's up to you whether you're comfortable with that idea.
Integrated Picture & Video Capture
This's not an actual unique function, but it's performance it superior. While in the application, you can launch either your gadget's front or rear camera to easily record media for sharing purposes.
Video Chat
Nowadays not as much breaking-news, but again it functions really, truly efficiently (though note: this does not work with SMS integration). Simply by pushing heaven icon. I state 'blue', since it may be grey ... this informs you that person isn't offered to take a video clip phone call during that time. Cool!
In-App Games
When in a discussion, just click on the little game controller icon and pick your fight. The checklist of games is rather long, and Facebook specifies it will obtain longer in the short-term. While gaming has actually had a restricted existence within MESSENGER in the past, Facebook has simply today released the canines on the full-boat game offerings.
You can find out more regarding this new attribute below.
Contact Codes
Similar to Snapchat, MESSENGER uses a floor tile with a scan-able code along with your instant & relevant get in touch with info.
Show Location
If you're roaming around community and are trying to meet some buddies, MESSENGER's location-sharing attribute may come in handy.
A Customized Greeting (if you have a business/page)
If you have a commercial account or web page, MESSENGER permits you consist of a greeting, to turn up when someone opens up the application to send you a message. This is a great feature to setting the tone a customer (or prospective one) experiences when interfacing with your brand name.
Send Sound Clips (remove voicemail!).
I'm quite shocked this set isn't more popular than it is. Rather than leaving a phone message (as well as making your buddy undergo the strenuous job of browsing mobile voice mail), you can simply hit the microphone button and also leave a voice message right in the application. So rather than having to "dial-in", the receiver can get a notification as well as press "play". Ahhh ... it functions so damn well.
Well-Composed Group Chats
Unlike conventional SMS (where my experience has revealed it to be a complete mess), MESSENGER deals with team chats with relative aplomb. The major way they complete this is providing team chats their own tab, arranging them with each other rather than mixed among all your various other conversations (particularly with people that also appear in the group talks).
Stand-Alone Desktop Computer App
OK, this isn't mobile-based, but I personally utilize it and also it functions well. Messenger.com will raise a structured user interface that works just like the mobile app; so you don't need to keep going to your phone while at your desk throughout the work day (supplied your company is normally trendy with this, obviously).
Call an Uber. Or a Lyft
Right in the app is a food selection choice to "ask for a flight". From here you can choose Uber or Lyft as your service of choice, and also off you go ... without leaving MESSENGER.
Pin a Conversation
Within group chats, you can pin a certain string to the top of your listing, so it's very easy to find!
Mute notifications
If you're trying to get some job done, or have an additional commitment & do not intend to get averted with a Carrier conversation, you can pick to 'silence' notices from a particular thread for your choice of time (15 mins, 1 hr, etc.).
Send out & receive money
... and Facebook does not even bill for the service. While in a discussion, click on the "$" symbol, select the amount you intend to send to the person you're chatting with, and enter your credit card information. Done.
Send your location (though not making use of Google Maps)
While you may not require this extremely often, if you do find your as well as your pals having problem locating each various other while out & about it may be available in rather handy. Merely click your place, and your good friend( s) will certainly be able to check out a click-able map to see precisely where you are.
Final thought
Love it or hate it, Facebook has constructed a great attribute set right into a really well-performing application in MESSENGER. And also incorporated with the crazy-big user base, it's obtaining harder every day to justify not utilizing it (or at least having it mounted).
With any luck you discovered some previously-unknown function that will can be found in helpful for you. Or, maybe, you may have located your limit factor to offer it a shot. Allow us understand if you have any kind of various other must-try features in MESSENGER!