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O Facebook announced a new Messenger app for Mac and Windows this Thursday (02). The novelty is that it is now possible to do group video calls from your notebook or PC. 6y6m6y
According to the company, what motivated the development of the new app was the fact that now, with the social distancing, people are using technology to stay in touch with those who matter to them.
Still according to the Facebook, in the last month the company has seen an increase of more than 100% in the number of video and audio calls in the Messenger made from a desktop browser. Group video calls are Returns e unlimited.
Advantages of Facebook Messenger on Desktop 363a1b
O Facebook highlighted that among the benefits of carrying out video calls No. desktop messenger They are:
- More spaces for people on calls (after all, desktop screens are bigger than smartphone screens)
- Ease of connecting with friends and acquaintances (no emails or mobile numbers needed)
- Multitask (you can keep the call window open while doing other things on the computer)
- Notifications ( can enable and disable this feature)
- Synchronized chat on smartphone and desktop
Before you ask: yes, the app has “dark mode” and for Gifs. Available in stores Apple and the Microsoft, at Mac the application works from OS X 10.10.0 and Windows 10 from 10240.0 version.
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O Messenger do Facebook is one of several other apps that offer group video calling.
One of the most popular is the Skype or Whatsapp, which has versions for Mac, Windows, Android e iOS. With the ability to make calls with up to 25 people, the app also has chat to send text messages and images. You can also call phones and cell phones around the world by purchasing in-app credits.
Another popular one is Microsoft Teams, which is a unified platform for teamwork available to Android e iOS. The difference is that Teams allows groups of up to 10 thousand people, who can chat via messages and video conferences. Another advantage is being able to access, edit and share files from Become, Excel e Power point in real time in the app.
Already Google has the Hangouts, which is a video calling service for Android e iOS look like the FaceTime (which is exclusive to iOS). The app allows calls with up to 10 people, groups with up to 150 s and private text messages. who owns G Suite can access in real time the Documents, Presentations e Worksheets, in addition to advanced Google search.
A videoconferencing and gaming app that has been gaining popularity in this time of quarantine is House party. With a more relaxed proposal, the idea of the application is to create a virtual party with up to eight people. The app is available for Android, iOS, Windows e Mac.
Another that has been successful is the Zoom. This success comes in part because of the ease of the platform. That's because s don't need to create an to use it and it's possible to calls with just a link or code. The app is available for Android e iOS.
Houseparty and Zoom: Security issues 5n5ly
Despite the growing popularity of these two apps, both have been through controversies related to security and encryption.
In the case of House party, some s shared on social networks that the app would be involved in cell phone intrusions, stealing credit card data and bank s. On its official Twitter , the app said that all s are secure and that the service is secure. "It has never been compromised and does not collect s for other sites," the company said on the social network.
Already Zoom needed to fix a bug last week that shared information with Facebook. In addition, thousands of s have reported that their personal information, such as email addresses and photos, have been shared with strangers. Another problem is that the application calls not end-to-end encrypted. The American justice came to open an investigation process to investigate the case.
