This feature, was released in Canada, and will let iPhone users to make free calls to other iPhone users who are using the Messenger app.
One cannot use the feature to make calls on landline or cell phone numbers.
Earlier Facebook was trying out the free calls and voice messaging service via its Messenger app in some countries for a long time.
According to sources, To make a call using Messenger for iPhone, all a user needs to do is hit the ‘i’ button from within a conversation with the person and tap ‘Free Call’.
Facebook confirmed that users will not have to update the app for this feature, as it will automatically appear for those who already have the app.
As with Skype or any other mobile VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services, user can make the calls over Wi-Fi,3G,4G or a LTE connection.
This is one of many mobile announcements Facebook has made in the past few months.
It upgraded both its iPhone and Android apps to make them faster and it released a new Poke app, which destroys messages in 10 seconds or less after you look at them.
Facebook didn’t made any big announcement about the voice calling service, but it’s a very big move for the social networking giant.
Facebook users who use the Messenger on their iPhones in US can now place free calls over Wi-Fi or the phone’s data connection on the go.
It would be a pretty useful feature if a user needs to save on talk-time. This service essentially eliminates the need to possess the phone number of a Facebook friend too.
Moreover, Facebook is trying to go one level above being an iMessage or SMS challenger by introducing free calling over data connection and Wi-Fi, to even challenge mobile carriers now.
Since the free calling feature extends to the iOS family, users who uses an iPod Touch will now be able to make calls – using a Wi-Fi connection, as well.
Facebook has partnered with Skype since 2011 to install an in-browser video calling service which seems to going pretty well while the Messenger had seemed to be copy most of the features from the website till very recently.
But now, with Facebook making rapid changes to its Messenger app on both iOS and Android,most probably it’s only a matter of time before the Messenger supports important features like free call all over the world.
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