{"id":17410,"date":"2020-03-05T13:40:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T13:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/messenger-hits-the-mac-app-store-in-several-markets.html"},"modified":"2020-03-05T13:40:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T13:40:29","slug":"messenger-hits-the-mac-app-store-in-several-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/messenger-hits-the-mac-app-store-in-several-markets.html","title":{"rendered":"Messenger hits the Mac App Store in several markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Facebook\u2019s 2019 F8 developer conference,<\/a> the company announced plans to introduce desktop apps for its popular communications app Messenger. Now, less than a year later, the Messenger <\/a> Mac App is beginning to roll out. Though not yet available in the U.S., Messenger for Mac has popped up in the Mac App Store in several non-U.S. markets.<\/p>\n

We asked Facebook to confirm whether this signals a broader rollout that will include the U.S.<\/p>\n

A company spokesperson responded that this is not yet a full launch.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re conducting a small test of the Messenger app for macOS in a couple of markets,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a date when it will be available as we\u2019re still gathering feedback from our users,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n

9to5Mac<\/a> and iPhone Hacks<\/a> first spotted the app\u2019s launch, referencing a post published to a French tech news site called MacGeneration.<\/a> However, you can visit the French Mac App Store URL directly<\/a> to confirm.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve also seen Messenger arrive in a few other international markets, including Mexico<\/a>, Poland<\/a> and Australia,<\/a> for example. (There may be more as well \u2014 we haven\u2019t yet clicked through links on every global Mac App Store to confirm them one by one.)<\/p>\n

The desktop version of Messenger offers a similar feature set to the mobile client, including support for voice and video chat, in addition to texting. Group chats, calls and video chats are available too. And like the mobile app, users can share files, react with emojis and enable a dark theme to cut down on glare.<\/p>\n

The app is built using Electron<\/a>, not Catalyst. While Electron is a popular way of building apps for the desktop from a web app, but not the most secure by any means.<\/p>\n

The app\u2019s arrival comes only days after Facebook introduced its slimmed down and faster Messenger app<\/a> for iOS. The new mobile app does away with the Discover section to simplify the app\u2019s interface and reorients the Messenger experience around people and Stories, not businesses and apps.<\/p>\n

Facebook recently announced<\/a> it has canceled this year\u2019s F8 conference due to the coronavirus outbreak. That could mean we\u2019ll see more news and launches from Facebook that it would have otherwise waited to reveal.<\/p>\n

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