Facebook has launched the absolute first independent
Messenger application for desktop, accessible now on Windows and macOS.
Audio and video calling by means of Messenger on a desktop
browser has grown 100% in the previous month, Facebook reveals in an
announcement.
The company quickly responded to the increased demand with
the launch of a dedicated desktop app.
Using the Messenger desktop application offers various
advantages compared to using Messenger on Facebook.com in an internet browser.
What is perhaps generally significant to people right now is
unlimited and free gathering video calls.
Facebook also lists these as key features of the Messenger
desktop application:
- Group video calls: Stay in touch with family and friends on a much larger screen compared to using a smartphone.
- Easy to connect: If you’re connected with someone on Facebook, then you’re connected on Messenger. No need to have a phone number, email, or sign up to a new service.
- Multitasking: It’s easy to have Messenger open in one window while you do other things on your computer. Something that’s not possible on a smartphone.
- Notifications: Notifications are available on desktop, but you can still choose to snooze or mute them if you prefer.
- Chat syncing: Easily switch between devices without losing any of your Messenger history.
- Includes all the same Messenger features you already know: Such as Dark Mode and GIFs.
Messenger for desktop is available to download today from the
Microsoft Store and the Mac App Store.
Facebook
Messenger vs. Zoom
With the launch of an independent desktop application that
offers group video calling, Facebook Messenger is presently in direct finishing
with Zoom.
Messenger already has Zoom beat when it comes to price – it
just doesn’t get better than free.
Zoom offers a free plan, yet it's extremely limited.
Here’s where the free version of Zoom falls short compared to
Facebook Messenger:
- Zoom’s
group calls limited to 100 participants
o
Facebook
Messenger allows unlimited participants
- Group
meetings on Zoom are limited to 40 minutes
o
There
is no time limit on Facebook Messenger group video calls
- For
many people, Zoom is a new service to sign up for
o
Billions
of people are already on Facebook, nothing new to sign up for
On paper it may sound like Messenger has Zoom beat in each
class that matters.
However, there are reasons why people would even now incline
toward Zoom, with one of them being that it's not Facebook.
People who prefer to maintain a separation among business and
personal may invite joining to another assistance like Zoom.
Doing so would permit them to keep their business contacts
separate from their own contacts.
The reality of the situation will become obvious eventually
how people react to the new capacities of Facebook Messenger and whether it
changes how they use the services.
It will also be interesting to check if Zoom can keep up the
brilliant growth its seen as businesses transition to operating remotely.
In the previous three months, Zoom's every day active clients
have bounced from 10 million to more than 200 million.
If Facebook Messenger ends up being used in ways similar to
Zoom, we’ll likely see it reflected in Zoom’s user growth over the next few
months.
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