Facebook Messenger just got a cleaner design by killing Discover and chatbots

guest · Mar 2, 2020

Facebook Messenger just got a cleaner design by killing Discover and chatbots
March 1, 2020
https://thenextweb.com/facebook/202...aner-design-by-killing-discover-and-chatbots/

Facebook Messenger is getting a facelift with a simpler, more streamlined design.
[...] today we got our first glimpse at what the final product might look like, courtesy of TechCrunch. The big picture: The Discover tab is disappearing, and chatbots are being curtailed.

Chatbots, while not completely removed from the app, are being hidden away. It’s a stark contrast from only three years ago, when Facebook touted chatbots as the future of Messenger. But in the time since, they’ve usually provided little more than canned responses to the most basic inquiries.
According to the report, chatbots will still be accessible if you look for them on purpose, via a business page, a QR code, or simply searching for a business

On the one hand, I appreciate the simpler design and paring down of unnecessary features; Messenger had rapidly become one of the most bloated chat apps available.
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Either way, the new design appears to be rolling out now – it’s showing up on at least two TNW staff member’s phones; it shouldn’t be much longer until the simpler design arrives on your own device.
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guest · Mar 2, 2020

Facebook Messenger ditches Discover, demotes chat bots

[Update 3/2 9am pacific: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the new version of Messenger is rolling out today on iOS, and it’s one-quarter of the file size and twice as fast. That will make it more accessible and useful on low-storage phones, slow networks, and for everyone.

“We reduced Messenger’s core code by 84 percent – going from 1.7+ million lines of code to 360,000” the company writes about this new Project LightSpeed version of the app that will be available to all in the next few week.
The new MSYS code library it’s built on paves the way for Facebook’s big project to encrypt and integrate Messenger, Instagram Direct, and WhatsApp.]
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Facebook: Introducing a faster, smaller and simpler Messenger

When Messenger first became its own app in 2011, our goal was to build a messaging experience rich with features. We added video calling, GIFs, location sharing and more. And while people enjoyed these features, the app became harder to navigate and the architecture became increasingly complex.

[...] we started a journey to simplify and redesign Messenger, internally called Project LightSpeed, and now we’ve rebuilt the iOS app from the ground up. Starting today, we are rolling out a faster, smaller, and simpler Messenger on iOS over the next few weeks. Messenger will load twice as fast1 and will be one-fourth its original size2.
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guest · Mar 2, 2020

Project LightSpeed: How Facebook shrunk Messenger down by 75%
March 2, 2020
https://www.fastcompany.com/90470219/project-lightspeed-how-facebook-shrunk-messenger-down-by-75

What had been a wafer-thin 8.5MB download in 2012 expanded to take up 130MB of space on users’ iPhones. That’s about twice the size of WhatsApp, another Facebook messaging app that offers many similar features.
But now Facebook has put the iOS version of Messenger on an extreme weight-reduction plan.

“On a low-end device, you’ll see very quickly that the performance [of the new version] is visibly different,” says Messenger director of engineering Mohsen Agsen, one of the people responsible for the sweeping rewrite.
Given that people may hop in and out of Messenger dozens of times a day, zippy performance is an overarching imperative, contends Agsen.

Tweaking an app for sprightly performance isn’t just courteous to the folks who use it; it’s also good business, since it tends to increase usage.
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A large part of shrinking Messenger down, the company concluded, would require ruthlessly eliminating redundancies in its code. The good news was that there were all sorts of redundancies to target, in part because Messenger is the work of a large team that had traditionally been decentralized.

Along with weeding out instances of repetition, Facebook was careful not to invent new solutions to problems that had already been solved. It even un-invented some solutions it had built in the past.
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Facebook: Project LightSpeed: Rewriting the Messenger codebase for a faster, smaller, and simpler messaging app

We are excited to begin rolling out the new version of Messenger on iOS. To make the Messenger iOS app faster, smaller, and simpler, we rebuilt the architecture and rewrote the entire codebase, which is an incredibly rare undertaking and involved engineers from across the company.
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guest · Mar 4, 2020

Facebook Messenger for macOS Starts Rolling Out
March 4, 2020
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2020/03/facebook-messenger-starts-rolling-out-macos.html

Hot on the heels of the launch of a completely redesigned version of Facebook Messenger for iOS, the social media giant seems to have taken the opportunity to finally release the much-awaited Facebook Messenger app for macOS. The rollout is limited to France right now.

The Facebook Messenger app was announced for macOS last year, and a lot of Mac users were waiting for its release. The app was meant to be released by the end of 2019, but that didn’t happen. Now, the instant messaging app from Facebook seems to have made it to the Mac App Store. However, it is available only in France right now
The folks over at MacGeneration first spotted the app on the Mac App Store.

As it can be seen in the screenshots below, the macOS version of Facebook Messenger comes with all the features that are seen on iOS and iPadOS versions [...]
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If you’re anywhere in the world apart from France, you won’t be able to install the Facebook Messenger app for macOS right now, but we think that it will be released globally over the next few days.
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guest · Apr 2, 2020

Facebook releases new Messenger app for Windows and macOS PCs
April 2, 2020
https://mspoweruser.com/facebook-messenger-for-windows-macos/

Facebook today officially announced the release of new Messenger desktop app for Windows and macOS PCs. Due to the coronavirus situation around the world, Facebook saw a more than a 100% increase in people using their desktop PC browser for audio and video calling on Messenger. This new Messenger app for Windows and macOS supports unlimited and free group video calls.

You can download and install Facebook’s Messenger Desktop app from this link, or you can visit Microsoft Store and search for the app.
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Facebook Messenger (Microsoft Store / Mac App Store)

Facebook: Messenger Comes to the Big Screen: New Desktop App for Group Video Calls and Chats to Help People Stay Better Connected

Minimalist · Jun 13, 2020

Facebook tests new Face ID security option for Messenger inbox

Facebook is testing a new way for Messenger users to secure their inboxes, at least if they own an iPhone. The feature, which was first leaked back in January, enables Messenger users to secure their inboxes behind Face ID even if the iPhone is unlocked, putting an extra barrier between one’s messages and any nosey person who may be trying to get a look.
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https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-tests-new-face-id-security-option-for-messenger-inbox-12624649/

guest · Jul 22, 2020

Facebook Messenger Introduces 'App Lock' Feature With Support for Face ID and Touch ID
July 22, 2020
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/07/22/facebook-messenger-app-lock/

Facebook today announced enhanced privacy and security features for Messenger on iOS, including a new "App Lock" feature. With this enabled, Facebook Messenger will require Face ID or Touch ID authentication before it is opened.

The company hopes that this will let users feel more comfortable when letting someone else borrow their phone, preventing anyone else from viewing private Messenger chats. Facebook said that the user's fingerprint or face data is "not transmitted to or stored by Facebook."
App Lock launches today on iPhone and iPad, and will roll out to Android in the next few months.
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Facebook: Messenger Introduces App Lock and New Privacy Settings

Today, we’re announcing new privacy and security features that give you more control.
New Privacy Features: App Lock and Privacy Settings
App Lock lets you add another layer of security to your private messages and helps prevent other people from accessing them.
Coming Soon: Controls for Who Can Reach You
People tell us that they want more controls over their inbox and calls. That’s why we’re working on new controls so you can decide who can message or call you directly, who goes to your requests folder, and who can’t message or call you at all.

We’re also exploring more ways to protect your privacy and safety when someone you don’t know sends you a message.
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guest · Aug 4, 2020

Messenger launches a new chat plugin for business websites to reach non-Facebook customers
August 4, 2020
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/04/m...ess-websites-to-reach-non-facebook-customers/

Facebook is making it easier for businesses to leverage its Messenger service on their own websites.

The company in November 2017 first launched a new customer chat plugin which allowed customers to talk directly with a business on the business’s own website using the Messenger service. However, that plugin had required the website visitors to be logged into Facebook, limiting adoption. Today, that’s changing, Facebook says.
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The updated plugin will now allow customers to talk to businesses without being logged in, Facebook says. Instead, a “continue as guest” option will be available. However, on the business’s side, they’ll still be able to use all their same tools to manage their conversations with these online users, whether logged in or not.
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Facebook: Messenger Enhances Chat Plugin to Help Businesses Reach Even More Customers

guest · Sep 14, 2020

Facebook Messenger will let you watch videos together with your friends and family
People will be able to select content from Facebook Watch, the social network's video hub
September 14, 2020
https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-...videos-together-with-your-friends-and-family/

Facebook said Monday that people who make video calls on Messenger or use its videoconferencing tool Messenger Rooms will be able to watch videos together with their friends and family on their smartphones in real time.

Facebook users can select videos and shows to view through the social network's video hub, known as Facebook Watch. The feature, called Watch Together, will be rolling out globally on Android and Apple mobile devices, Facebook said.
The release of the new feature shows that Facebook continues to double down on video as more people rely on the social network during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 150 million video calls are made on Messenger every day, according to the social network.
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Olivia Grace, a product manager for Facebook Messenger, said in an interview that she envisions some users turning to Watch Together for group exercise classes or cooking tutorials. Friends and family will be able to see the reactions of their loved ones on a video call as they're watching a show or video.

"We're really trying to replicate that experience of sitting together on the couch," she said, or when a friend nearby recommends a video via phone.
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Facebook: Feel Together: Messenger Introduces ‘Watch Together’

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