Facebook announces some various features for Messenger and Instagram in 2020, and we’ll continue to see Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram upcoming features in the year 2021, check out our Facebook year in review.
May 2020
- Creating polls in Messenger [Continue Reading]
- Introducing Messenger Rooms [Continue Reading]
July 2020
- Added Screen Sharing in video calls & Messenger Rooms [Continue Reading]
- Introducing App Lock & New Privacy for chats [Continue Reading]
- Introducing live broadcast on Messenger Rooms with up to 50 people [Continue Reading]
August 2020
- Bringing Music Videos in the US [Continue Reading]
- Introducing 2020 voting information center on Facebook and Instagram in the US [Continue Reading]
- Announced Facebook News in the US with local news & videos [Continue Reading]
- Introducing Monetization for Small Businesses via Paid Online Events [Continue Reading]
- Announced Educator Hub for teachers around the world [Continue Reading]
- Oculus VR mandatory to link Facebook account starting January 1, 2023 [Continue Reading]
- Facebook News added more countries [Continue Reading]
- Brings in-app cart solution for all businesses and creators in the US [Continue Reading]
- Added AR effects and 360-degree background to Messenger Rooms [Continue Reading]
September 2020
- Introducing Forwarding Limit in Messenger [Continue Reading]
- Transferring photos & videos to Dropbox & Koofr using Facebook data portability tool [Continue Reading]
- Launched Facebook Campus for College Students [Continue Reading]
- Introducing “Watch Together” [Continue Reading]
- Introducing Rights Manager in Creator Studio for Creators & Publishers [Continue Reading]
- Added new contents to the “Watch Together” library [Continue Reading]
- Testing Account Center in settings on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram (Still not released yet) [Continue Reading]
- Unveil Project Aria, next-gen wearable AR glasses [Continue Reading]
October 2020
- Brings cross-app communication for Messenger and Instagram [Continue Reading]
- Holloween Special: Artwork, AR Effects, and Animated 360-Degree Backgrounds [Continue Reading]
- Messenger gets a new logo, chat color, chat theme, custom reaction, and more [Continue Reading]
- Update to support for new Messenger API for Instagram Messaging [Continue Reading]
- Introducing Topics in Facebook Watch [Continue Reading]
November 2020
- New show series with singer Post Malone through Watch Together [Continue Reading]
- Testing new design for Messenger Kids [Continue Reading]
- Introducing “Vanish Mode” in Messenger and Instagram [Continue Reading]
- TinyTAN chat theme for Messenger and Instagram featuring lovable characters “BTS” [Continue Reading]
- Surprise Message from Santa in Messenger Kids [Continue Reading]
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