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Facebook now lets everyone unsend messages for 10 minutes
Facebook has finally made good on its promise to let users unsend chats after TechCrunch discovered Mark Zuckerberg had secretly retracted some of his Facebook Messages from recipients. Today Facebook Messenger globally rolls out “Remove for everyone” to help you pull back typos, poor choices, embarrassing thoughts, or any other message. For up to 10 […]
View More Facebook now lets everyone unsend messages for 10 minutesYou can now unsend your Facebook messages if you’re quick enough
Mark Zuckerberg is no longer the only one with the power to recall Facebook messages.
Facebook Messenger is finally rolling out the unsend button it promised nearly a year ago. The feature is in the latest version of the Messenger app on iOS and Andr…
Mark Zuckerberg explains why he wants to merge Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram
The separation between Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram is about to get even blurrier.
Speaking during the company’s quarterly earnings call, Zuckerberg confirmed that Facebook wants to make it easier to send messages across its apps, but cautioned …
Facebook is combining Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp infrastructure into one, report says
Facebook’s tentacles are starting to look more and more alike.
A new report from the New York Times says that Facebook is integrating all of its messaging platforms — Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp — into the same infrastructure. The services would remain distinct, but the back-end connections between the three apps would grow into one master messaging platform.
It would also add end-to-end encryption to all of the services — something that is already standard on WhatsApp — which would mean increased privacy and security for DMs over Instagram and Facebook Messenger. Read more…
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View More Facebook is combining Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp infrastructure into one, report saysFacebook to encrypt Instagram messages ahead of integration with WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger
Facebook is planning to roll out end-to-end encryption for Instagram messages, as part of a broader integration effort across company’s messaging platforms, including WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. First reported by The New York Times, the social media giant said reworking the underlying infrastructure of its three messaging apps to allow users to talk to each other more easily. […]
View More Facebook to encrypt Instagram messages ahead of integration with WhatsApp, Facebook MessengerFacebook adds Boomerangs, AR stickers, and portrait mode to Messenger
Facebook is adding three new dynamic camera features to Messenger, it announced Monday. Users will be able to create and send Boomerangs, use a portrait mode, and integrate AR stickers into photos they send over chat.
These camera features come on th…
Facebook Portal adds games and web browser amidst mediocre Amazon reviews
After receiving a flogging from privacy critics, Facebook is scrambling to make its smart display video chat screen Portal more attractive to buyers. Today Facebook is announcing the addition of a web browser, plus some of Messenger’s Instant Games like Battleship, Draw Something, Sudoku and Words With Friends. ABC News and CNN are adding content […]
View More Facebook Portal adds games and web browser amidst mediocre Amazon reviewsGCHQ’s not-so-smart idea to spy on encrypted messaging apps is branded ‘absolute madness’
Nobody wants to be a third wheel. Unless you’re a British spy. Two of the most senior officials at British eavesdropping agency GCHQ say one way that law enforcement could access encrypted messages is to simply add themselves to your conversations. “It’s relatively easy for a service provider to silently add a law enforcement participant to […]
View More GCHQ’s not-so-smart idea to spy on encrypted messaging apps is branded ‘absolute madness’Facebook Messenger is building a “Watch Videos Together” feature
Netflix and chill from afar? Facebook Messenger is now internally testing simultaneous co-viewing of videos. That means you and your favorite people could watch a synchronized video over group chat on your respective devices while discussing or joking about it. This “Watch Videos Together” feature could make you spend more time on Facebook Messenger while […]
View More Facebook Messenger is building a “Watch Videos Together” featureFacebook Messenger starts rolling out Unsend. Here’s how it works
Facebook secretly retracted messages sent by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, TechCrunch reported seven months ago. Now for the first time, Facebook Messenger users will get the power to unsend too so they can remove their sent messages from the recipient’s inbox. Messages can only be unsent for the first ten minutes after they’re delivered so that you […]
View More Facebook Messenger starts rolling out Unsend. Here’s how it worksSo I sent my mom that newfangled Facebook Portal
“Who am I going to be worried about? Oh Facebook seeing? No, I’m not worried about Facebook seeing. They’re going to look at my great art collection and say they want to come steal it? No, I never really thought about it.” That’s my 72-year-old mother Sally Constine’s response to whether she’s worried about her […]
View More So I sent my mom that newfangled Facebook Portal