Facebook is testing re-integrating the Messenger app into its main Facebook app, and enabling voice and video calls on its social networks, whether Instagram or WhatsApp, after launching Messenger as a separate app in 2014.
According to Arabiya Net, some users, including those in the US, will be able to make voice or video calls from the Facebook app starting Monday.
The new feature is just a test, but aims to reduce the need to navigate back and forth between the main Facebook app and the Messenger service, said Connor Hayes, Messenger's director of product management, Connor Hayes. its own.
Facebook also began testing a limited version of the Messenger inbox in the main Facebook app last fall.
After the Messenger app was built into the Facebook app, the company separated it independently 7 years ago, forcing users to download a separate app to send private messages from a mobile phone. .
Facebook is starting to think of Messenger as a service rather than just a standalone app, Hayes said. This means that people will use the service among other things, for example, relying on Messenger to video chat while watching videos or playing games on Facebook.
Voice and video calls using Messenger technology are also available on other Facebook platforms, including Instagram, Oculus, and Portal.
This comes as Facebook first enabled messaging between the Instagram app and Messenger last September, and there are plans to integrate the service with its WhatsApp messages as well. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said integrating messaging services into the company's platforms is beneficial for users, as it allows them to reach more people and reduces the need to download or switch between separate apps.
While critics argue that Facebook is tying its services in a way that may make it impossible to break up the company, federal regulators filed an antitrust lawsuit last week to try to force Facebook to separate its operations. Acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp.
