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Do more with New Instant Game Features in the Facebook Messenger

Instant Game in Facebook Messenger

If you are bored with texting feature of Facebook Messenger and looking for something new exciting feature, well your wait is over then. With the Facebook Messengers’ new Instant Games, you can now challenge friends for high scores for games such as Space Invaders, Pac-Man, and Words with Friends Frenzy. These games are available right from your message threads. They are quick to load as they are built on the HTML5 mobile web standard, which makes the quick to load as compared to clunky native apps.

Now, Facebook Messenger has become more fun and interesting. With the facility to play games directly in your messaging conversations, if you are looking for a reason to unite with your friends who live on the other corner of the world, you can play a round of Words with Friends: Frenzy; or you can try to beat the score of your roommate at Space Invaders; and moreover, you can challenge your brother to Pac-Man, EverWing, TRACK & FIELD 100M, Galaga, and many other exciting Instant Games. This fun gaming experience will be first launched in 30 countries, and is available for latest Android and iOS operating systems.

In the latest version of the Messenger app, simply open a conversation with your friend or even friends, and touch the game controller icon located just below where you type text. Then, just select a game to start playing it right away. After finishing a round, your friends in the conversation will see your score and will be able to challenge you back. You can even search games within the Messenger search field, or also on News Feed where one can play solo or challenge friends back in the Messenger. Games on Messenger are the first to be launched on Facebook’s new Instant Games cross-platform gaming experience.

Fun, social, and ready for action, games on Messenger include score-based leaderboards, in-context chat, and group thread conversations to beat, boast and praise.

There are one billion people who use Messenger every month. They connect, chitchat and share in many different ways. They do this by sending Emojis, Stickers when words aren’t sufficient, tapping on Instant Video to share pics with friends and family after an awesome day, or making an instant voice call to tease and talk. Now they can join and challenge each other over their favorite games. This seems to be the beginning for games on Facebook Messenger — wait for new titles to be included, and for different ways to play. Game is on!

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/29/messenger-instant-games/

Facebook is Launching ‘ROOMS’ Feature for the Messenger App

Facebook Messenger App

After the addition of end-to-end encryption and ‘Secret Conversation recently, Facebook is now planning to incorporate an additional feature in its Messenger. The feature is named as ‘Rooms and is currently under testing. ‘ROOMS’ is a bulletin board-style feature which will enable users to take part in public conversations which are focused on delicate matters. Earlier in 2014, Facebook introduced a separate ‘Rooms’ app for iOS users. The application enabled users to share audios, videos and texts which might not fit in the News Feed. However, the application was not able to get the expected traction.

Hover, the new Messenger Rooms feature focuses to rectify the errors which were present in previous application. This time, Facebook will be introducing the feature within the current application only, instead of creating a standalone application. Currently, the feature is being provided to Android users in Australia and Canada. Rest of the world will need to wait as no date has been decided for further release. Facebook Messenger users already have option to create groups and discuss about various topics. However, such conversations or discussions are private between friends. The revived ‘Rooms’ feature will encourage users to have public conversations on a different topics.

With this new feature, users will be able to discuss a wide range of topics – whether it is Baseball game, Football, Formula One, Rugby match, movies, events, concerts, movies, election etc. Each room will be having a link which users will be able to share, letting anyone with Messenger app get into the conversation. Also, users will be given an option to create a private Room, but the members will need to get a formal approval by the administrator.

Moreover, Individuals will also be having option to make their own Rooms using the Facebook Messenger Application, approve and invite new members, create nickname for themselves, configure notifications, and much more. Users will also be able to search for rooms based on a certain matter. For example, a Rugby freak will be able to search for related group by searching for his/her favorite teams, players etc.

However, one will need to wait for the worldwide release of this new interesting feature as the date is not yet revealed.

Source : http://www.bgr.in/news/facebook-is-testing-new-rooms-feature-in-messenger-that-will-let-you-chat-with-strangers/?fromNewsdog=1

Delhi High Court Asked WhatsApp to Delete User Data Collected Before 25 September

The most popular instant messaging software, WhatsApp is directed by the Delhi High Court to delete the data and information of users who stopped using the app before September 25, when its renewed privacy policy comes into effect.

Google’s Pixel to be Launched on October 4, 2016

On 4^th October 2016, when Google will reveal its Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL Smartphones, there will certain thing that you won’t find in the Google’s latest offering. This includes vanilla Android experience, Nexus brand name, and much more. Recent leaks of Pixel uncovered almost everything which one likes to know about the new Google phones. While certain things are going to be omitted from Pixel, there are certain things that will be added in it. And, it seems one of the additions is in its software part.

Say Goodbye to Google Now

This not only imply to Pixel Smartphone. In fact, it seems that Google has given up on Google Now and Google Now on Tap feature. In its latest version, you can see that “Google Now cards” have been renamed as “Feed,” and “Now on Tap” as “Screen search.”

Can Google’s New Messaging App Compete With Facebook and WhatsApp?

After the recent release of end-to-end encrypted video calling application Google Duo, today Google launched Allo.

Allo is a mobile-only messaging application available for Android and iOS devices. But does Allo have what it needs to beat competition from other already popular messaging applications – Facebook and WhatsApp?

Well, we can say “Yes” as Allo’s main feature is a Google assistant which is inbuilt right in.