Mirroring its roll-out of free VoIP calling for iOS, Facebook
has updated its Messenger app for Android to allow free calling for users in
the US. The free calling service launched for Canadian Android users in early
March, so today's announcement greatly broadens the scope of the company's
efforts to become the one way we all communicate digitally. In order to call a friend for free using
Facebook Messenger, tap the "i" button inside a conversation and then
select Free Call. You do not need to update the Messenger app to use the
feature. If you're using Chat Heads to message friends, you'll need to tap the
three "more info" dots next to a person's name to move the
conversation to the Messenger app before you can make a call.
The social network says that as of today, 24
countries now have access to VoIP calling on Android. A Facebook engineer told
us a few weeks ago that launching VoIP calling added up to "only a
blip" on the company's servers, so a global rollout shouldn't be too far
down the road. Considering the breakneck pace at which Facebook plans to update
its new Home launcher for Android, it also shouldn't be long before making
calls feels as integrated as messaging with Chat Heads.
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