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FacebookOct 16, 2020Oct 16, 2020

Facebook Messenger’s latest update includes a new logo and support for cross-platform messaging

Facebook’s Messenger app is getting a redesigned look and new chat features in an update which includes support for chat themes, custom reactions, and, soon, the app will get selfie stickers and vanish mode. The changes are a part of…

Instagram Android Facebook iOS iPad iPhoneOct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020

Facebook integrates Instagram messages with Messenger app with new selfie stickers and more

Rida Imran

Today, Facebook has updated Instagram Direct Messages with Messenger app’s messaging features. Now Instagram and Messenger users will be able to continue their conversations across apps and stay connected more conveniently. The update also introduced new messaging features like selfie…

Facebook iOS iPhoneSep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020

Facebook pushes Apple to make Messenger the default app on iPhone

Rida Imran

Facebook has found another point of contention with Apple over the admission of third-party apps as default for messages. The social media company is criticizing Apple’s control over the default messages app on the iPhone and is pressuring the Cupertino…

Facebook iOS iPad iPhoneSep 15, 2020

Facebook has launched a new feature Watch Together on Messenger

Rida Imran

Today, Facebook has introduced a new virtual tool to connect people on the Messenger app, called ‘ Watch Together’. The new feature is designed to allow users to watch various videos with family, friends, influencers and followers who are in…

FacebookSep 10, 2020Sep 11, 2020

Facebook launches new Campus section in its app for college students in the U.S.

Rida Imran

Today, the social media platform has launched a new social space for students, Facebook Campus. As part of the Facebook app, this college-only space is specially designed for students to find, friend, and connect with other classmates in their classes…

Facebook iOS iPhoneSep 10, 2020Oct 18, 2020

Apple deserves scrutiny for control over the App Store says Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerburg

Rida Imran

In an interview with Axios on HBO, Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg criticized Apple’s App Store policies again. When asked if the “Apple App Store is a monopoly”, the irked CEO commented that the company’s control over what is admissible on…

FacebookAug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020

Messenger Rooms updated with new create, discover and personalization features

Asma Hussain

Messenger Rooms, Facebook’s Zoom competitor, is rolling out new features that are designed to improve Rooms’ experience for users. The latest update allows users to create, manage, and edit their virtual hangouts. A new dedicated section on top of the…

Facebook InstagramAug 21, 2020Nov 22, 2020

Instagram launches profile QR codes and suggested posts

Asma Hussain

Instagram is launching new in-app QR codes worldwide in an upcoming update of the app. The feature is designed to allow businesses to create QR codes so that upon scanning the codes customers can quickly and easily access their Instagram…

Facebook InstagramAug 20, 2020Aug 21, 2020

Instagram rolls out ‘suggested posts’ feature for Feed

Asma Hussain

Today, Instagram is expanding its feed with the launch of ‘suggested posts’ feature. These suggested posts, from accounts that users do not follow, will show up after they have reached the end of their feeds. The feature is designed for…

Facebook iOSAug 17, 2020

Facebook says 30% ‘Apple tax’ burdens small businesses

Asma Hussain

Facebook has joined the growing list of companies and developers that have taken a stand against the 30% commission fee that Apple collects on payments made through the app store. The social media giant says Apple is refusing to waive its…