How to get commenced with Facebook Messenger’s fresh Group Movie Talk
How to get embarked with Facebook Messenger’s fresh Group Movie Talk
UPDATED 23:06 EST . Nineteen DECEMBER two thousand sixteen
Facebook Inc. introduced one-on-one movie calls for its messaging app in April 2015, following up a year later with group movie calls. Now, with two hundred forty five million people making movie calls in its app every month, Facebook Messenger Monday launched Group Movie Talk .
The fresh group movie call feature in Facebook Messenger will permit up to six participants to emerge in a split-screen view, with the capability for up to fifty participants to join a group movie call. Embarking Monday, Group Movie Talk is rolling out worldwide to Android and iOS devices and the desktop version of Messenger. Group Movie Talk participants will also be able to use the Snapchat-like 3D masks and effects, which Facebook Messenger launched last week.
Here’s a look at how to use Group Movie Talk in Facebook Messenger, as well as the other talk apps who are rolling out group movie calling:
How to use Group Movie Talk on Facebook Messenger
With the fresh Group Movie Talk from Facebook Messenger, you will be able to see up to six people at a time. However, up to fifty participants can join a Group Movie Talk, the only difference during the movie call is that only the superior speaker is shown to all participants.
- Download and install the latest Facebook Messenger app for iOS from the App Store or the Android app from the Play Store.
- Open an existing Facebook Messenger group talk or commence a fresh one .
- In the upper-right corner of the screen tap the movie icon .
- All group participants will be notified about the Group Movie Talk and can join with a single tap of the button. You can also directly movie call with only some of the group participants and can lightly add extra participants during the movie call.
Add a 3D mask during your Group Movie Talk
Last week, Facebook Messenger introduced 3D masks and special effects that you can add to photos and movies. With the fresh Group Movie Talk in Facebook Messenger, you will be able to add these same 3D masks and effects. At this stage, the capability to add 3D masks during your movie call is only available for iOS users, but will launch for Android users soon.
To add a 3D mask or special effect , tap the shutter button at the bottom of the screen (a tap takes photo , a long press records a movie ) > tap the smiley face icon > select from the various masks and special effects .
Various talk apps rolling out group movie call
The last few weeks, in particular, has seen a diversity of talk apps, including Facebook-owned WhatsApp, Line Corp., Slack Technologies Inc. and Kik Interactive Inc. launch movie calling features.
Last month, WhatsApp flipped out movie calling to its more than one billion users across Android, iPhone and Windows Phone devices.
Slack announced last week fresh one-on-one and group movie calls for its enterprise messaging app. To make group movie calls with up to fifteen attendees you will need to be on one of Slack’s paid plans.
Last week also spotted mobile messaging giant Line add movie calling for its more than two hundred twenty million users. Line’s group movie call feature permits you to movie call with up to two hundred people, but given a phone’s limited screen size only four faces will display at any given time.
Kik , a talk app popular with teenagers, also added group movie calling today for its three hundred million users. Kik’s group movie call feature differs from other competitors in that the movie remains the size of a profile icon, permitting items like GIFs, stickers, photos and text messages to be sent during the call.
How to get embarked with Facebook Messenger’s fresh Group Movie Talk
How to get embarked with Facebook Messenger’s fresh Group Movie Talk
UPDATED 23:06 EST . Nineteen DECEMBER two thousand sixteen
Facebook Inc. introduced one-on-one movie calls for its messaging app in April 2015, following up a year later with group movie calls. Now, with two hundred forty five million people making movie calls in its app every month, Facebook Messenger Monday launched Group Movie Talk .
The fresh group movie call feature in Facebook Messenger will permit up to six participants to emerge in a split-screen view, with the capability for up to fifty participants to join a group movie call. Kicking off Monday, Group Movie Talk is rolling out worldwide to Android and iOS devices and the desktop version of Messenger. Group Movie Talk participants will also be able to use the Snapchat-like 3D masks and effects, which Facebook Messenger launched last week.
Here’s a look at how to use Group Movie Talk in Facebook Messenger, as well as the other talk apps who are rolling out group movie calling:
How to use Group Movie Talk on Facebook Messenger
With the fresh Group Movie Talk from Facebook Messenger, you will be able to see up to six people at a time. However, up to fifty participants can join a Group Movie Talk, the only difference during the movie call is that only the superior speaker is shown to all participants.
- Download and install the latest Facebook Messenger app for iOS from the App Store or the Android app from the Play Store.
- Open an existing Facebook Messenger group talk or embark a fresh one .
- In the upper-right corner of the screen tap the movie icon .
- All group participants will be notified about the Group Movie Talk and can join with a single tap of the button. You can also directly movie call with only some of the group participants and can lightly add extra participants during the movie call.
Add a 3D mask during your Group Movie Talk
Last week, Facebook Messenger introduced 3D masks and special effects that you can add to photos and movies. With the fresh Group Movie Talk in Facebook Messenger, you will be able to add these same 3D masks and effects. At this stage, the capability to add 3D masks during your movie call is only available for iOS users, but will launch for Android users soon.
To add a 3D mask or special effect , tap the shutter button at the bottom of the screen (a tap takes photo , a long press records a movie ) > tap the smiley face icon > select from the various masks and special effects .
Various talk apps rolling out group movie call
The last few weeks, in particular, has seen a multitude of talk apps, including Facebook-owned WhatsApp, Line Corp., Slack Technologies Inc. and Kik Interactive Inc. launch movie calling features.
Last month, WhatsApp flipped out movie calling to its more than one billion users across Android, iPhone and Windows Phone devices.
Slack announced last week fresh one-on-one and group movie calls for its enterprise messaging app. To make group movie calls with up to fifteen attendees you will need to be on one of Slack’s paid plans.
Last week also eyed mobile messaging giant Line add movie calling for its more than two hundred twenty million users. Line’s group movie call feature permits you to movie call with up to two hundred people, but given a phone’s limited screen size only four faces will display at any given time.
Kik , a talk app popular with teenagers, also added group movie calling today for its three hundred million users. Kik’s group movie call feature differs from other competitors in that the movie remains the size of a profile icon, permitting items like GIFs, stickers, photos and text messages to be sent during the call.