Facebook and Instagram also experienced big outages over Thanksgiving in 2019. Facebook has resolved a major outage affecting Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and other Facebook services on Friday, according to a statement shared with The Telegraph’s Margi Murphy. This isn’t the only recent blip in Facebook’s services - Facebook Messenger and Instagram DMs went down back in December. Multiple teams are working on it, and we’ll update you when we can.Īs you might expect, the memes about the outage are strong on Twitter (which, fortunately, seems to be hanging on): Polar app - Facebook will be unveiling a new app, codenamed Polar, which is meant for iOS devices and will allow users to add AR filters and effects to photos directly from their compatible phones without needing to code.There are a number of issues currently affecting Facebook products, including gaming streams. It will invite developers and creators to participate in the development and build applications for the platform. New augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) tools - The company is also working on a tool to power the future metaverse it has imagined. It is said to feature cutting-edge optics that pass high-resolution colour video to the headset’s screens. Project Cambria - Facebook also previewed a new consumer headset that is said to be released next year at a premium cost. Virtual reality (VR) calling in Messenger - This is something big as this could be the first step towards VR calls where both parties can hang out virtually. Horizon Home - It's a new home screen on Oculus Quest to make it more engaging and social where friends can meet up, watch videos and play games. The event outlined the company's new projects and areas of investment for future products.
Read this report from The Verge that explains the concept of a metaverse comprehensively. It aims to change the way people "socialize, learn, collaborate and play". Metaverse plans which essentially aims to bring physically distant people closer and make engagement more interactive. The announcements were more about the company's vision and its Rebranding announcement was anticipated, so it did not come with any major surprise. Our apps and our brands - they’re not changing either.” Our mission remains the same - it’s still about bringing people together. Zuckerberg said, “to reflect who we are and what we hope to build, I am proud to announce that starting today, our company is now Meta. No structural change is noted for Facebook or any other existing platform.
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, at the Facebook Connect event, announced that the holding company will be called 'Meta'. Facebook has officially announced the name for its corporate entity that owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus.
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