Facebook merges Instagram and Messenger chats
Facebook has reportedly started merging Instagram and Messenger chats in a fresh bid, to allow cross-messaging among its family of apps,
First spotted by The Verge, the update is for both iOS and Android devices.
The update comes with the message: “There’s a New Way to Message on Instagram”. “Once you hit the update, the regular DM icon in the top right of Instagram is replaced by the Facebook Messenger logo,” the report mentioned.
Currently, the functionality to message Facebook users from Instagram is not possible. In another step to integrate its family of apps that are being used by 3.14 billion users globally, Facebook has also integrated Messenger rooms with WhatsApp on the Web. People can now access Messenger Rooms which allow group video calls of up to 50 people with no time limit via WhatsApp on the desktop.
The Messenger Rooms integration is yet to arrive on WhatsApp on mobile.
Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and bought WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion. The company did not immediately reply to a request for comment Friday evening.