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Meta is rolling out a new Calls tab for the Facebook Messenger
Meta, the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other subsidiaries is rolling out a new Calls tab for the Facebook Messenger app that is designed to make it easier for people to make audio and video calls.
The move takes page out of WhatsApp’s book and will be immediately familiar to users of the other Meta instant messaging service.
Meta said that the decision to add calling on the Messenger app’s home screen is due to the rapid rise in audio and video calls that are done through the chat window of another user.
It found that there are 40% more daily callers now compared to early 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to work from home and conduct meetings via video and audio.
Messenger users worldwide conduct more than 300 million audio and video calls on a daily basis.
Google to merge Google Meet and Google DuoGoogle has announced that it will be merging Google Duo and Google Meet into one app for all your voice and video calls.
“Existing video calling features from Duo are here to stay, including the ability to make video calls to friends and family by phone number or email address, use fun filters and effects, send messages, and ask Google Assistant to call using existing devices.
“All conversation history, contacts, and messages will continue to be saved in the app and there will be no new app to download,” says Google.
