{"id":12496,"date":"2016-01-13T16:30:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T15:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lunapartner.it\/messenger\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T14:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T12:53:59","slug":"messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lunapartner.it\/en\/messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Messenger: Monthly Users Continue to Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most popular iOS app\u2014second only to Facebook\u2014is Messenger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Every month, Messenger reaches 800 million active users, and its services keep expanding.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Some of the features that have significantly improved the app include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction of <strong>video calls<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ability to <strong>customize<\/strong> conversations<\/li>\n<li>Integration of <strong>games<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Message requests<\/strong>, allowing chats with non-friends<\/li>\n<li><strong>Photo Magic<\/strong>, for automatic photo sharing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Business On Messenger<\/strong>, designed for customer support services<\/li>\n<li>Ability to send and receive <strong>money<\/strong> within conversations between friends<\/li>\n<li>Option to book <strong>Uber<\/strong> rides<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Messenger&#8217;s goals for 2016 include retiring outdated communication methods, simplifying people&#8217;s lives, and, above all, continuously connecting more users\u2014not just through chat.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers are promising. 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