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Facebook Messenger Is Testing Group Call For Desktop: Slack Beware!

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Facebook has started the group voice call testing for Messenger on the desktop. Well, Facebook has already blown the mind of users with a variety of options to choose from.


The social media giant confirmed to TechCrunch that it has started testing group calling feature for Messenger for a limited number of users.

Facebook Messenger Calls On Desktop?

Well, Facebook has selected a small group of testers, they can see a small phone icon on their group chats which after clicking will invite members to join to have a voice call with. Facebook has launched the group call feature on its Messenger app long back in April.

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Facebook has seen a tremendous growth in terms of users, this maybe because of Facebook, which forces you to download the Messenger app to continue receiving Facebook messages, either way, it has 1billion MAU( Monthly Active Users).

Improvisation

Facebook has improvised the messaging experience by adding a lot of features and enhancing the user experience. And just a few days ago Facebook also rolled out the Snapchat like feature which lets you take a photo and later you add filters.

Read More: Facebook Messenger Now Has Snapchat Like Camera, Another Shot!


Now, After tapping the Snapchat business, the social networking giant is wanting to tap the business o the instant messaging services like Slack and Skype. After WhatsApp, Skype, WeChat and Hike, Slack also joined the stream by launching video calling feature. Well, this could be a small move from Facebook Messenger but could affect the market of established giants like Slack later on.

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