Notably, Facebook opened the Messenger app, which has more than 1 billion users, to developers for creating chatbots that will enable businesses to extend customer service and other transactions. Messenger’s desktop app has features similar to its smartphone app version including group video calls, Dark mode, GIFs, chat syncs and notification settings including mute notifications.įacebook said that there has been a 100% increase in people using their desktop browser for audio and video calling on Messenger. But as the conference was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the app has been launched as Messenger witnessed a huge surge in audio and video conferencing owing to lockdowns across the globe in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The social media giant had originally announced the Messenger desktop apps at its F8 conference a year ago. Facebook FB has launched the very first standalone Messenger app for desktop, available for Microsoft Windows and Apple’s macOS.
