The Messenger Rooms, the Zoom competitor from Facebook can support up to 50 people in a video call. The new application, which we had mentioned that it would be released at some point, is currently available on USA, Mexico and Canada.
"It will be available to everyone worldwide next week," Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement suspension on his Facebook profile.
Zuckerberg also mentioned some of the differences between Messenger Rooms and existing video calling options.
Messenger and WhatsApp "are already the most popular video calling services in the world", but with limitations. WhatsApp has just added the ability to make eight-person calls, but sometimes you may want to add more.
Meanwhile, “for large groups, most of the services video they are designed for work, not social interactions”. The new Messenger Rooms service can support up to 50 people without time limits.
Zoom, on the other hand, supports up to 100 participants with the free package, but is limited to 40 minutes, unless you purchase more time.
Messenger Rooms lets you invite friends with a link, even if they do not have a Facebook account. You also have the option of making private calls, of course. Facebook lets you display your sessions on your Facebook feed for anyone (or those you allow from your privacy settings) who wants to join.
This could theoretically make the calls more like a spontaneous social gathering rather than a meeting you need to schedule.
Messenger Rooms is currently available on Messenger and Facebook, on desktops and on mobile phones. The largest social network states that you will soon be able to create Rooms from Instagram and WhatsApp.
To create a Messenger Room, search for it icon of the video camera with the plus symbol.
Mention that in a meeting room, everyone sees (for public Rooms) under your name who called you.
Facebook also allows you to set an end time for the meeting, which allows you to use the service for meetings as well work. In Messenger, Rooms are private. Only those you have invited with a link can enter.
