{"id":17984,"date":"2024-11-20T18:26:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T18:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17984"},"modified":"2024-11-20T18:26:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T18:26:38","slug":"messenger-gets-hd-video-calls-ai-backgrounds-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17984","title":{"rendered":"Messenger gets HD video calls, AI backgrounds, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meta is <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2024\/11\/introducing-ai-backgrounds-noise-suppression-and-more-messenger-calling\/\">introducing<\/a> new features for Messenger, its messaging app, including AI-powered noise suppression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Messenger is getting HD video calls and voice isolation, both of which can be enabled via the call settings menu. HD calls are now the default for calls placed over Wi-Fi, Meta says, and an option for calls over cellular.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1672\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?w=680\" alt=\"Meta Messenger HD calls\" class=\"wp-image-2918458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp 1920w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=150,131 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=300,261 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=768,669 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=680,592 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=1200,1045 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=1280,1115 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=430,374 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=720,627 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=900,784 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=800,697 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=1536,1338 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=668,582 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=431,375 431w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=709,617 709w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01_HD-Video-Calls_Carousel-01.webp?resize=610,531 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Meta<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Messenger also now lets you leave audio or video voice messages when contacts aren\u2019t available, like a digital voicemail. When someone doesn\u2019t answer a call, you can tap the new \u201cRecord message\u201d button to send an audio or video recording.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s new Siri integration. On iOS, you can ask Siri to help make calls and messages by asking something like \u201cHey Siri, send a message to Cassandra on Messenger\u201d and then dictating what that message will be.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1672\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?w=680\" alt=\"Meta Messenger video messages\" class=\"wp-image-2918459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp 1920w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=150,131 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=300,261 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=768,669 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=680,592 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=1200,1045 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=1280,1115 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=430,374 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=720,627 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=900,784 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=800,697 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=1536,1338 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=668,582 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=431,375 431w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=709,617 709w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02_Video-Message_Carousel-01.webp?resize=610,531 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Meta<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lastly, Meta launched AI backgrounds for video calls, which it previewed earlier in the year. Soon, Meta says, you\u2019ll be able to create AI-generated backgrounds by tapping the \u201ceffects\u201d icon in the sidebar during Messenger video calls and\u00a0selecting \u201cBackgrounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The updates to Messenger come after Meta rolled out a new <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/06\/07\/meta-quietly-rolls-out-communities-on-messenger\/\">communities<\/a> feature for the app, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/04\/18\/meta-adds-its-ai-chatbot-powered-by-llama-3-to-the-search-bar-across-its-apps\/\">built<\/a> its Meta AI chatbot into the Messenger search bar, an <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/04\/09\/messenger-create-shared-albums-send-hd-photos-share-larger-files\/\">added<\/a> tools to share large files. Toward the end of last year, Meta also made end-to-end encryption the <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/12\/06\/meta-finally-starts-rolling-out-default-end-to-end-encryption-for-messenger\/\">default<\/a> for Messenger conversations. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><em>Source: <\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/11\/20\/messenger-gets-hd-video-calls-ai-backgrounds-and-more\/\">techcrunch.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta is introducing new features for Messenger, its messaging app, including AI-powered noise suppression. Messenger is getting HD video calls and voice isolation, both of which can be enabled via the call settings menu. HD calls are now the default for calls placed over Wi-Fi, Meta says, and an option for calls over cellular. 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