Facebook Messenger now allows you to send videos on iPhone and iPad
Little by little the application of own messaging of Facebook It is becoming what should be a useful and complete communication tool, differentiating itself in different aspects from the acquired WhatsApp And it is that in Facebook seem to be very clear about the place and purpose of Facebook Messenger, demonstrating it with each update, as is the case on platform iOS, for which an interesting new version has just been released.
This is issue 5.0 for iOS and soon to be available on Android A new version loaded with novelties that bet on multimedia content to share through conversations or chats. Not only increasing the number of options of this communication tool, but improving its handling so that any user can send videos, photos or stickers in a comfortable and direct way. All this thanks to a few small visual and functional changes.
Thus, until now, Facebook Messenger was a good way to keep in touch with friends on the social network, being able to send messages, animated emoticons and photos as in any messaging application. Now the videos have also been included, a format that is becoming more and more powerful and that in the case of this application is played directly on the screen.Of course, at the moment it is not possible to record them from the same application, being able to only select them from the galleryvia the new sharing bar that has been included in this version.
And precisely this toolbar deserves a special mention. A place next to the writing box where all the content that can be shared through chat is brought together. A complete convenience to choose from voice memos, videos, photos and stickers Contents that have also undergone modifications at the time of being sent so that the process involves fewer steps and is even simpler and more comfortable.
This is the case of photographs, or more specifically selfies and autofotos And it is that when you press the camera button in The screen displays the image captured by the front camera of the terminal.The funny thing is that to do this you don't exit the application, not even the conversation. A new screen touch and the portrait is captured and sent to the interlocutor Two steps and without leaving the chat. It has also improved the system for sending stickers, those funny large emoticons that give dynamism to the conversation. And it is now possible to perform a long press on any of those received to download said collectionif it is not among those of the user.
Finally, the possibility of carrying out conversation searches has been introduced comfortably from the main screen, finding users individually by your name or in group chats.
In short, a very complete update that focuses on multimedia content to give more play to this communication tool.A new version is now available for free via App Store Facebook Messenger will also bring these news throughout the week for Android