News & Reviews:   Facebook

You might be wondering who is the lady in the cover photo. Well, she is Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook. Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump posted a video about children being “immune” toward the COVID-19, and now the video has been removed from his page by Facebook.

Based on a statement by The Verge, it seems that Facebook has recently pushed out an update which allows users to have both their Messenger and Instagram chat to be combined together, allowing you to chat with users on either platform. While not much is known in regards to which Facebook-owned social media platform they plan on merging next.

If you're the type that likes to share news, you'll be glad that Facebook is stepping up its game in this area. Back in June, the company made it so that you'll be notified if the news you're sharing is too old. Now, you'll also get more info about the link.

As many of you know, video calling has become the new norm for many in the past months. Platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams saw massive growth in user numbers, causing many companies to jump on the bandwagon. Facebook became one of them when it officially released Messenger Rooms last month and has now announced a new feature that's rather interesting.

Video chat service is one of the things that we can't live without during this pandemic. Not only keeping us connected, but it is also used for various professional purposes while we're being quarantined at home. Screen sharing is an important tool for video chat service to let users interact with one and another. For that, Facebook has updated the Messenger with a new screen sharing feature for those who would like to share their phone screens with their family and friends.

Technology can't always be working perfectly. Sometimes, there will be some technical issues creeping in to "spice up your life". Currently, several famous iOS apps are crashing down and the source of the problem hasn't been located yet. However, the public is suggesting that Facebook is the one to blame for this issue.

Frequent users of WhatsApp Web on the desktop will be pleased to know that the website finally supports dark mode. In order to turn on the feature, simply log into your account on WhatsApp web, click on Menu (the three dots on the right of your profile picture) and select “Settings”.

"A cross-platform between Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, you say?" Yes, it looks like this is going to happen and it's currently in development as we speak. This was discovered by @Alex193a, a reverse engineer when he was checking out some codes inside Messenger, showcasing many "whats_app" files.

It seems that Apple's new feature is under scrutiny by groups backed by Google and Facebook because of how it handles tracking, which may lead to more users disabling the tracker. With the tracker disabled, it may affect certain services from displaying personalized ads to the user.

When it comes to data security, Facebook can never seem to get a break. The company has reportedly made another booboo where its system allowed over 5000 apps to have access to the data of users, despite them being inactive for 90 days.