Tag: Messenger
Facebook and Messenger chats to be automatically encrypted, Google unveils Gemini chatbot
All Facebook and Messenger chats will be encrypted automatically, parent company Meta has announced. Messages and calls protected by end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) can be read only by the sender and recipient. It has been possible to opt in to encrypted messages for years, but now it will become the default position. Critics, including UK police and…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Facebook to test end-to-end encryption as default
Facebook announced on Thursday it will begin testing end-to-end encryption as the default option for some users of its Messenger app on Android and iOS. The development comes as the company is facing backlash for handing over messages to a Nebraska police department that aided the department in filing charges against a teen and her mother…
Facebook unveils new corporate logo as tech giant brings apps closer together
Facebook has unveiled a new corporate logo which will be stamped across its family of apps in its latest move to bring its various platforms under one roof. The firm will retain its distinctive blue logo and design on its main social network, creating a visual distinction between the growing company and its flagship app.…
Facebook working to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger chat apps
The potential move could see Facebook users message contacts who use WhatsApp (Niall Carson/PA) Facebook is planning to integrate parts of WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, as part of a huge technical operation across the social network’s collection of messaging apps. The Mark Zuckerberg-owned giant says the effort was under consideration…
Hate calling customer service? Soon you’ll be able to do it over Facebook Messenger
It was a big night for Facebook last night as over at its "F8" developers conference Mark Zuckerberg announced some big additions to Facebook Messenger. The big new addition is that businesses will be able to use the app to talk directly to customers - perhaps (hopefully) replacing the need for hours wasted on hold,…
Facebook Lite will let you avoid installing Facebook Messenger
For some reason, everyone hates Facebook Messenger - the company's separate messaging app that it now forces you to install on your phone if you want to chat to your mates. The good news is that with the launch of Facebook Lite, the company may just have provided a work-around. Facebook Lite is supposed to…
Is Facebook about to launch a system for paying friends cash?
Lending your friends money could be about to come a whole lot easier thanks to Facebook, which is apparently planning an in-app payment system for Facebook Messenger. We've all been there: After a meal with a few people in a restaurant it comes down to settling the bill, and it becomes unbearable everyone scrabbles around…
Yahoo! launch Messenger and Mail apps for Android
Yahoo! are dishing out some Android lovin' today by revealing two new free Android apps based on their Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger applications. The Yahoo! Mail app has all the functionality you'd hope from this sort of download….
Microsoft unveil Windows Live Messenger Wave 4
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer has lifted the lid on the latest version of Windows Live Messenger, dubbed "Wave 4". Better video chat, photo sharing, social network and cloud integration are top of the agenda in this latest revamp, Ballmer told…
Must-have free Blackberry Storm 2 apps: Viigo, Windows Live Messenger and 7 Digital
3 Blackberry Storm 2 apps that wont burn a hole in your pocket.
