The updated Facebook Messenger for Android app packing VoIP has begun rolling out in the UK three days after the social network’s standalone app had been overhauled for iOS users in the nation. Third to be presented with the voice calling feature apart from Canada and the US, the European country has encountered this upgrade almost a month after it had been initially pushed out in the second said region.
Nevertheless, the news of the service being made available in the country hasn’t arrived from an official source. According to a post on The Next Web, British residents who have been employing the app have come across the ‘Free Call’ button. As seen in the picture below, this icon can be spotted positioned beneath the ‘Notification’ and ‘View Timeline’ options.
The ‘i’ button seen pinned on the top right corner of a friend’s profile will allow users to make calls without the company charging them for it. This as expected will consume data from an existing internet plan or Wi-Fi. People intending to utilize this feature might however have to inform their friends in advance, seeing as recipients will only be getting a push notification when someone attempts to reach them.
While free calling has just entered the realm, a bunch of other features had earlier crossed the threshold with the previous update. It offers the ability to change a group’s name right from within the chat itself. Users could conduct searches for troupe conversations not only by its title, but also by scavenging for a fellow member of the clan.
In the process of testing this attribute, some users discovered that the calls wouldn’t get through to some people, even with the software’s latest version installed in the recipient’s handset. The aforementioned website claims to have reached out to the company with regards to the new attribute and is still awaiting an conformation from the social network’s end.
Judging by the span the Facebook Messenger for Android upgrade has taken in order to reach three nations, it could be a while before other regions come in presence of the VoIP feature. So stay tuned to this space for an update on the social network’s calling function.