Facebook, whose traffic has risen with the coronavirus epidemic (Codid-19), continues to work to introduce new content that links people. After expanded the WhatsApp video calls and launch its game platform app; The company founded by Mark Zuckerberg officially launched Rooms Messenger, a responsive tool make secure video calls on Facebook, and we tell you how to do it.
Millions of people in their homes because of human isolation coronavirus (Covid-19), the use of video calls See how their number of active users has increased, as people look for other ways to interact with strangers and their friends. In a formal statement, Facebook revealed that between WhatsApp and Messenger, more than 700 million accounts are engaged on daily calls; and in many countries video calls for these programs are more than double. Even video views on Facebook Live and Instagram have gone up dramatically.
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To keep people together during these difficult times, Facebook introduced Rooms Messenger, a new way to spend time with friends and family secure video calls when you cannot be together in person. The company confirmed that this tool builds rooms (that's what video calls are called) that puts privacy into the account and creates controls so users can manage their information. You can currently start a room from Messenger Facebook, and you can soon create and join rooms from Instagram and WhatsApp live.
How Facebook Messenger Rooms Works
But how do Messenger Rooms work? Users can create a room directly from Messenger or Facebook, and invite anyone to join the video call, and the person doesn't have an account on Mark Zuckerberg's popular network. In addition, the company has confirmed that these are group video calls soon it will be able to carry 50 people without a time limit. A room that will allow you from arranging celebrations to going in with friends without the need to drive anyone or waiting until it's the right time.
The user can start and share their room via Facebook news, parties and events so people can easily access the video call. In the same way, and as we have already mentioned, ways to build these rooms will be added soon directly from Instagram and WhatsApp. On the other hand, when invited to a room you can use it join from your smartphone or computer, and without the need to download anything to get started.
On the other hand, if you have an application Messenger, the user can use Augmented Reality resultssuch as rabbit ears, and new features with Artificial Intelligence technology such as the background of immersion and light available. It should also be noted that when you make a room you can choose who can see it and join it. There's even an option to get people off the phone and block the room if you don't want anyone else to join you. Messenger Rooms will launch internationally this week and will expand worldwide in the coming weeks.
User settings that control rooms in Messenger Room
One of the main features of Messenger Rooms is their privacy, from the person who creates the room it completely controls all settings such as who can join, how easy it is to find a room, or to enable or share a link. The company has demanded that the default privacy settings be designed to be consistent with what you would expect to create a room. For example, rooms were created through a Facebook group automatically open by members of that group.
Room creators can too lock or unlock the room when the call starts. This way, when locked, no one else can join. You can also remove unwanted participants from the video call and if someone feels unsafe at any time you can always leave, or the room locked. But it's not perfect, because users can report the room name or submit ideas if it is believed to violate Facebook's privacy policies or social standards.
In the end, they don't use it anymore block someone on Facebook or Messenger it may be frustrating and the company will not notify you. This way, if someone is blocked, they will not be able to join the video call of the person who blocked them, on the contrary. This popular network confirmed it do not see or hear audio or video calls made with Messenger Rooms. In the same way, if you place a video call with people who aren't in your Facebook contacts, they won't be able to see your profile, just listen and see what you're sharing in the room.
If you connect to a video call without signing in on social networks, you will be asked for only a name, which will be displayed so that other members can see it. Yes, Facebook collects information from Messenger Rooms wherever one joins in to provide the service and improve the product experience. The company has confirmed that audio and video will not be used to report ads. and that on the phones you will be able to see announcements.
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