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Facebook finally integrates Messenger with Instagram
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IANS | 30 Sep, 2020
In a first serious step to realise the dream of CEO Mark Zuckerberg to
integrate its family of apps, Facebook on Wednesday announced to connect
the Messenger and Instagram for cross-app chat with bringing some of
the best Messenger features to the popular photo and video sharing
platform.
Messages and calls from friends and family using
Instagram will stay in your Instagram app but people using the Messenger
app can now reach you on Instagram without you needing to download a
new app, and vice versa, said dam Mosseri, Head of Instagram.
"You
can also control where you receive messages and calls, such as in your
chats, in your message requests or not at all," added Stan Chudnovsky,
Head of Messenger.
The social network said it is also adding more
than 10 new features like selfie stickers and Vanish Mode (where
messages disappear after a certain period of time).
"We're also
bringing familiar features from Messenger like replying to a specific
message, forwarding a message, and customisable chat colours and
themes," Mosseri said.
Facebook is rolling out these new
features on Instagram and Messenger in a few countries around the world
that will be expanded globally soon.
People on Instagram can decide whether to update immediately to this new experience.
"On
Facebook's family of apps alone, people send more than 100 billion
messages to their friends and family each day," Mosseri informed.
Other
features coming soon to the new Messenger experience on Instagram are
'Communicate Across Apps,' 'Watch Together,' 'Forwarding,' 'Replies,'
'Animated Message Effects,' 'Message Controls' and 'Enhanced Reporting
and Blocking Updates'.
"Over time, you'll see even more fun ways
to connect with friends and family. Some features such as custom emoji
reactions and selfie stickers will be available on Instagram first and
will come to Messenger soon after," Facebook said.
The company
said that with this new update, you'll have the choice and controls to
manage your privacy, including whether message requests go to your Chats
list, your Message Requests folder, or whether you receive them at all.
Zuckerberg
last year detailed his vision for cross-app messaging across its family
of apps, including end-to-end encrypted WhatsApp, that raised eyeballs
globally.
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