It seems that Facebook is working on a bunch of new features for its implementation Messenger , including the ability to pay in shop through the application . While Messenger already allows you to send money to friends, the source code husked by The Information shows evidence of a new mobile payment feature that can authorize transactions by credit cards in shops.
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The details of how the feature will work remain a mystery for now. Facebook may intend to collaborate with mobile payment solutions already established , such as Apple Pay, Pay Android, Samsung Pay and others, or set up its own system.
Of course, you can simply use one of the possibilities already offered on the market, instead of what Facebook is simmering. Indeed, Messenger might be based on what competitors are doing, without making a real novelty.
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The source code of iOS Facebook also reveals that the company is working on other features to Messenger, including what is considered a "secret conversations" tool . Again, we do not know that this feature will lead, but it could mean something similar to a incognito browsing, or encrypted conversations or even son of discussions that will not be recorded in the history (for Snapchat).
There are also references to timing and adding items to calendars , sharing of publications to a select group of friends, and also articles quotes sharing.
As all these features have only been mentioned in the source code of the Messenger application, it may be that Facebook is testing them just yet. This may take months before they were officially announced, and only if the company decides to release them.
However, one thing is clear: Facebook will not make you leave the Messenger application, not even to buy things IRL. The company has pushed Messenger as a platform a year ago now, and while it does not become the hub of mobile, it is nevertheless become a tool increasingly useful.
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The details of how the feature will work remain a mystery for now. Facebook may intend to collaborate with mobile payment solutions already established , such as Apple Pay, Pay Android, Samsung Pay and others, or set up its own system.
Expand Messenger
The source code of iOS Facebook also reveals that the company is working on other features to Messenger, including what is considered a "secret conversations" tool . Again, we do not know that this feature will lead, but it could mean something similar to a incognito browsing, or encrypted conversations or even son of discussions that will not be recorded in the history (for Snapchat).
There are also references to timing and adding items to calendars , sharing of publications to a select group of friends, and also articles quotes sharing.
As all these features have only been mentioned in the source code of the Messenger application, it may be that Facebook is testing them just yet. This may take months before they were officially announced, and only if the company decides to release them.
However, one thing is clear: Facebook will not make you leave the Messenger application, not even to buy things IRL. The company has pushed Messenger as a platform a year ago now, and while it does not become the hub of mobile, it is nevertheless become a tool increasingly useful.