Facebook Messenger is looking more and more like… a phone. Via an update deployed recently, the application now allows you to leave a message for an absent correspondent.
Frustrated at not being able to reach a loved one who won’t pick up their phone? You will soon be able to let him know with all the range of emotion that video allows. Indeed, as noted 9to5MacMeta has just added lots of new options to its Messenger app, including the ability to leave voice and video messages.
The 2024 style voicemail
So, if a caller does not pick up when you call them, a small button “Save a message» will then appear. Depending on whether you are calling by voice or video, the app will allow you to leave a short message in the format of your choice. To put it more simply, Facebook Messenger is trying to reinvent the good old voicemail, but with the addition of video.
Once your little message has been left, it will kindly wait for the person in question in the dedicated discussion thread. Enough to make listening to messages even a little more intrusive or a little more lively depending on your vision of things.
Video calls in HD
This is not the only new feature announced by Meta for its famous chat software. Still on the side of small technical optimizations, Messenger will now offer video calls in “HD” automatically if you are on a Wi-Fi network and will also provide features for removing ambient noise and “voice isolation ».
Activable in the call settings (accessible directly when connecting with a third party), these two options promise to make “calls even closer to face-to-face discussions“, explains Meta. Wi-Fi calls can be activated on 4G/5G from the same menu.
Siri controls your messages
Finally, Apple phone or tablet owners will also be able to rely on Siri to initiate a call or send a text message. A simple “Hey Siri sends a message to Mélodie» followed by the message in question will allow Apple’s digital assistant to write said message for you.
To go further
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Some of the new features are already available (including call optimization options), while others, such as voice and visual messaging, are expected to arrive very soon (and may even be available by now). where you write these lines).
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