the facebook messenger app was originally developed as facebook chat on august 9, 2011.
the facebook messenger app was originally developed as facebook chat on august 9, 2011.
when was the facebook messenger app originally developed as facebook chat?
august 9, 2011
following tests of a new instant messaging platform on facebook in march 2008, the feature, then-titled "facebook chat", was gradually released to users in april 2008. facebook revamped its messaging platform in november 2010, and subsequently acquired group messaging service beluga in march 2011, which the company used to launch its standalone ios and android mobile apps on august 9, 2011. facebook later launched a blackberry version in october 2011. an app for windows phone, though lacking features including voice messaging and chat heads, was released in march 2014. in april 2014, facebook announced that the messaging feature would be removed from the main facebook app and users will be required to download the separate messenger app. an ipad-optimized version of the ios app was released in july 2014. in april 2015, facebook launched a website interface for messenger. a tizen app was released on july 13, 2015. facebook launched messenger for windows 10 in april 2016. in october 2016, facebook released facebook messenger lite, a stripped-down version of messenger with a reduced feature set. the app is aimed primarily at old android phones and regions where high-speed internet is not widely available. in april 2017, facebook messenger lite was expanded to 132 more countries. in may 2017, facebook revamped the design for messenger on android and ios, bringing a new home screen with tabs and categorization of content and interactive media, red dots indicating new activity, and relocated sections.
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the htc first runs android 4.1.2 "jelly bean" and facebook home, a new interface layer developed by facebook that heavily integrates with the service. facebook home consists of a home screen and lock screen replacement known as cover feed (which aggregates content posted by friends on facebook along with notifications from other apps), the ability to message users (via either facebook or sms) from any app using the "chat heads" overlay, and an overall experience that is oriented towards social interaction. the htc first was also the first smartphone to include the recently acquired instagram as a pre-loaded app. although support for facebook home is not limited to the htc first (it was also released for select htc and samsung models as well, and the chat heads feature was added to the standalone facebook messenger app), integration with certain system functions (such as the ability to display non-facebook notifications on the lock screen) is exclusive to the first due to technical limitations.
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