Facebook Messenger users can already reach people throughInstagram direct messageand vice versa without downloading a new app.
Meanwhile, the company continues to add more features to Messenger.
On Wednesday, Facebook Messenger said it introduced 10 new features to celebrate the app turning 10 years old.
Fromencryptionto Facebook’smetaverseambitions, Chudnovsky also provided more insight into how Messenger is thinking about its future.
Facebook started asking users to download Messenger as a standalone app in 2014.
Chudnovsky said the test is about making these calls more “convenient” for the user.
That means the company needs to rebuild features in an end-to-end encrypted environment as new tools also get added.
The company is trying to address safety concerns that encrypted messaging could be used by criminals as well.
Instead, he envisions people in these virtual spaces will consume messages in the metaverse.
“Someone needs to enable that and that’s going to be us,” he said.
