You can use Facebook Messenger Rooms to video chat with up to 50 people at once from the Messenger app for mobile or desktop, or from the Facebook website. You can invite anyone to a Facebook ...

Several video chat apps are making big changes in order to help families hold virtual holiday gatherings this year. Zoom, for instance, will lift its call time limit for free users on Thanksgiving Day ...

Not ready to show your real face in a Messenger or Instagram video call? You now have the option of replacing it with your Meta avatar. Meta avatars are virtual ...

Messenger is the latest app to offer a feature that lets mobile users watch videos together as homebound consumers use social media for entertainment and to stay in touch with their friends and family ...

Facebook has announced that augmented reality effects can now be used by each participant in a Messenger Room or on a Messenger video call. The company calls these AR experiences "Group Effects," ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Facebook Messenger is adding “group effects” that allow ...

Ever wish you had a green, mossy beard in your Messenger video calls? If so, Facebook heard you loud and clear. On Thursday, the company announced a new Messenger feature, allowing users to add ...

Instagram and Messenger users can now use their Meta avatars to answer and make video calls as the company introduced a way to go on-cam without necessarily being seen. As announced earlier today, ...