Today Facebook revealed its answer to the crazy development of Zoom. Brings the Messenger Room with unlimited calls and video conferencing to up to 50 people.
In recent weeks our lives revolve around the covid-19 pandemic. Others have lost money and others have found the opportunity to grow. This is also the case with Zoom which saw its traffic literally skyrocket, despite his problems. Giving it away for free service its possibilities for unlimited calls, unlimited time and groups of 100 people "killed" all its opponents. Facebook has a similar service, but it is limited in both the total number of people allowed to participate and its requirement that everyone have a Facebook account. That changes with Messenger Rooms.
It seems that Facebook has decided, even in the middle of the pandemic, to hit Zoom and thus brings Messenger Rooms with the ability to host conversations video up to 50 people. In fact, those who do not have a Facebook account can participate, as they can now receive a link to the "Room" you have created. With a click they can then join the conversation, just like zooming. Messenger Rooms also have no time limit.
If you join a room through applications Messenger Rooms, then you can play with AR effects and new features such as custom backgrounds and mood lighting. The creator of a room chooses who can see and join it, and can remove anyone at any time, as well as lock the room if they don't want anyone else to enter. And of course you can leave a room whenever you want. Rooms you create through a Facebook Group are open to members of that Group by default.
The Rooms feature is not end-to-end encrypted because "there are significant challenges" to providing such encryption for video calls with large groups of people. However, Facebook says it is working hard in this direction for the future. Meanwhile, the content of the room is encrypted between the participants and the Facebook servers. THE company it also promises (!!) that it doesn't monitor or listen to your audio or video calls.
Messenger Rooms is available “in certain countries” this week and will expand globally “in the coming weeks”.