You might use it to keep in touch with friends and family — perhaps a bit of after-hours banter with your co-workers. It’s not uncommon to follow your favorite bands, TV shows, or even childhood toys on Facebook, but it’s not the safest environment online. With privacy issues, stalking, controversies with censorship and so-called “hate […]
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You can already do so much with Facebook Messenger. Which is why more than 1 billion people have the app installed on their phones. And now, thanks to a new update, Messenger has some new tricks up its sleeve. All of which will be especially interesting to those who do video chats. Messenger is insanely […]
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Whether you’re splitting the bill at a restaurant or all chipping into buy a gift for someone there comes a point when money has to change hands. However, with people less likely to carry cash about their person, paying for something collectively as a group is getting trickier. There are already several options open to […]
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Facebook has added a new Live Location feature to Messenger. You have been able to share your location on a one-off basis for some time, but Facebook has now added real-time location sharing to the mix. This comes just a few days after real-time location sharing arrived on Google Maps. Your smartphone has the capacity […]
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Facebook now lets you encrypt all of your Facebook Messenger conversations. Unfortunately, the feature, called Secret Conversations, isn’t automatically switched on. This means you have to manually enable encryption on each and every conversation you have. Still, it’s worth the extra effort. End-to-encryption conversation on Messenger = "Secret conversation" Normal conversation = Non-secret conversation? — […]
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If your Android smartphone is running slow or running out of battery too quickly, one app might be to blame: Messenger. Facebook’s instant messaging app has been found to use a lot of resources and drain batteries. There’s some good news now as Facebook has launched Messenger Lite. The new app is aimed at older […]
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