Messaging applications continue to grow in number of users and functionalities. And the fact is that the competition is increasing, with updates that compete to add more users to a conversation, new forms of communication or even more useful features. Something that happened recently with Facebook Messenger, where users can now make free Internet group calls That is, call several contacts to all talk to each other.
To use this function of group calls, the user just needs to look at the new phone icon that appears at the top of group chats. This signal, which until now was limited to one-on-one conversations, allows you to make a voice call over the Internet and whose cost is zero, without charging anything to the user's bill. Of course, it produces a consumption in the user's data rate if you are not connected to a WiFi network, the most recommended connectivity to achieve better voice quality
When clicking on said button in a group conversation, the user can see a small window prior to starting the communicationIt shows all the contertulios of said chat. In this way, the user who decides to initiate the call can manage who can receive it and who cannot within the conversation. Just dial the members and press the button Start the call Of course, any member of the conversation can be added later to the aforementioned call.
Facebook Messenger limits (so to speak) group calls to 50 members A number that gives more than enough room for all kinds of social gatherings and mass communications where an orderly exchange of communication is unlikely. In any case, it offers this tool so that all these members can hear each other's voices in real time without spending a single euro on regular calls.
The announcement was made by the person in charge of this application, David Marcus, through his own account FacebookThus, it indicated the global launch of this new function that enhances group communications on Facebook Messenger An issue that is still far from the video calls and features already seen on Hangouts from Google or on Skype of Microsoft, but that doesn't seem to worry Facebook, sinceMessenger continues to be one of their most successful applications.
For the time being Facebook Messengerstill limiting video calls to individual chats Something that limits its possibilities if we compare it with other applications. However, Messenger continues to attract users, with a base already exceeding 900 million monthly active users May have to wait for arrival of bots or automated services that will be integrated into chats now that Facebook Messenger
In any case, to enjoy group calls on Facebook Messenger it is necessary to have the latest version of this app available now on Google Play Store and App Store both for terminals Android and for iOS It is completelyfree
