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May 2, 2012

Facebook's iPhone Messenger to get Video Chat, Enlarged Variant for iPad?

Been itching for Facebook's iPhone-dedicated Messenger app to make its way over to the iPad?  Maybe for the iPhone variant to finally reap the benefits of Skype video chat integration as well? Well, according to 9to5Mac, Camp Zuckerberg is testing both in-house, with the latter planned to hit iPhones this summer. 

According to the site, one of its trustworthy tipsters was able to grant it access to beta versions of the new apps, and it has the pictures to prove it. Unsurprisingly, the Messenger app for iPad is described as simply a sized-up port of the iPhone version, but surely the bump would be appreciated by many if it ever gets officially released. Perhaps more interesting, though, is having Skype video chat baked into the iPhone version -- tapping an arrow next to a contact initiates your video session, and9to5Mac reports that it's "smooth most of the time." More here.

6 comments:

MRanthrope said...

one step closer to total facebook domination!

Baur said...

Video chat is always nice

Kaze said...

Fb isnt a social network, its an addiction

Outcast said...

This is a really cool idea, video chat on Facebook chat has always been a good idea actually, Facebook are seriously dwarfing MSN now.

Jim said...

Don't use Facebook for iphone a lot, but this is a nice feature.

Alissa Josephine Hope said...

Nice idea for the next generation