Following initial launch in France last month, the desktop app for Facebook's Messenger service continues its staggered rollout with immediate availability in the Mac App Store in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and a bunch of other markets.
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How to collaborate with your team using Spark
If you’re a Spark email user, then you already know and appreciate its terrific features. But if you’re new to the app or are thinking of giving it a try, Spark offers some wonderful collaboration features you can take advantage of for business. We covered some of these features before, but there are even more now.
To help you make the most out of using this email app for your team, we’ll show you how to collaborate with Spark.
The best work from home communication apps for remote teams
You might be a full-time remote worker or just working from your home temporarily. Either way, you need a method to communicate with coworkers, employees, and others who work remotely like you.
There are some wonderful tools available for chatting with your team. From those that have simple chat capabilities to others with app and service integrations.
If you’re looking for the right app for your remote communications, these are some of the best ones out there.
Facebook Messenger gets rid of the Discover tab and demotes chat bots
In an ongoing effort to make its messaging software more nimble and less bloated, Facebook today updated Messenger for iPhone and iPad with a refreshed design that hides the Discover tab form the main view while putting greater emphasis on ephemeral stories and friends.
WhatsApp finally begins testing Dark Mode
Better late than never! Facebook-owned WhatsApp has (Finally!™) begun testing a brand new dark interface theme in its mobile apps for iOS and Android more than three months after Apple rolled out a system-wide Dark Mode option in iOS 13 and iPadOS.
Update WhatsApp to avoid a bug that deletes group chats
All WhatsApp users should update their messaging app to the latest available version that squishes a serious bug which could wipe out all of their group chats in one fell swoop.
Skype for iPhone, iPad and Mac gains message drafts, split screen, bookmarking & more
Microsoft yesterday announced a major update to the Skype apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac that has brought out message drafts, split screen, bookmarks, a new way to share media, as well as other messaging improvements to your mobile and desktop devices.
WhatsApp testing posting statuses directly to Facebook, Instagram and other apps
WhatsApp Status, an Instagram Stories-like ephemeral sharing feature, may soon let you republish your status directly to a story on Facebook, or send it to an app of your choice.
AnyTrans brings support for automatic wireless iOS backups, WhatsApp/Viber chats & more [sponsor]
AnyTrans, a comprehensive Mac and Windows app by iMobie for transferring, backing up and managing your iOS, Android and cloud content, was updated recently with several new features, including comprehensive iOS backup enhancements with the selective restore and automatic wireless backup features, plus the ability to move WhatsApp and Viber chats between devices and support for downloading videos from 1,000+ online sources.
The Steam Chat app hits iPhone, Valve says voice calling will follow at a later stage
A week after finally debuting its long-delayed Steam Link app for local gameplay streaming on iOS devices, developer Valve today announced the release of a standalone Steam Chat app for iPhone that offers many, but not all features found in its desktop counterpart.