Get Creative With AR Filters On Facebook Messenger And Portals

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JAKARTA - Facebook has added a number of new features to its social media platform. Now users can take advantage of Augmented Reality (AR) filters in conversations on Facebook messenger and Portal.

Launching from The Verge, Thursday, September 17, this background filter is at a glance similar to Zoom which allows users to change the background view during a video call. There are more than 400,000 background effects that Facebook has created.

Facebook AR (doc. Facebook)

The addition of this AR background effect was tested on Instagram a few months ago. Facebook promises to have more backgrounds that can be accessed by users.

In the future, Facebook will also bring AR technology to the Instagram platform. At the Facebook Connect 2020 event, the company created by Mark Zuckerberg also announced the addition of other features to its social media platforms.

Watch Together on Facebook Messenger.

In addition to the addition of AR-based background effects, Facebook also announced a Watch Together feature in the Messenger messaging app which allows users to watch videos on Facebook Watch simultaneously in one video call.

This feature will be rolled out globally on both iOS and Android. Users can watch with up to eight people on Messenger video calls or up to 50 people in the Messenger Room.

Facebook Watch Together (doc. Facebook)

To use the feature, swipe up on a video call or Messenger Room and tap the Watch Together option. Facebook will suggest videos to watch or users can browse categories or search for specific videos.

There is little significant difference between Watch Together and popular streaming applications such as Netfix, Hulu, Amazon Prime or Twich which feature Group Watch. Where all content that can be watched together can only support it to be enjoyed on a large screen, such as a laptop or desktop.

Meanwhile, Facebook Watch Together can be used on a smaller cellphone screen size. Users can also use Watch Together in portrait or landscape mode.