You can now make video calls on Messenger

One feels that Messenger is being built into some kind of monster app, which once Facebook is finished with it, will have capabilities other apps can only dream of having. To achieve this Facebook has introduced yet another feature on Messenger, video calling. This comes shortly after Messenger users were given the ability to send each other money. Messenger’s video calling is available on Android and iOS over WiFi and data.

The new feature makes it possible to have face-to-face conversations with your friends and the people you care about on Messenger. The feature works in the same way that the call feature does and involved tapping a button on the top right corner of the screen within Messenger.

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Messenger already boasts 600-million users every month and this new feature will, if not grow it, solidify this user ship. Video calling also puts up Messenger against Skype, FaceTime, and Google Hangouts. Considering that it gets the feature right, might offer them stiff competition in video calling. Facebook promises that it will be fast, reliable and high quality.

Video calling in available today on iOS and Android. It is launching first in Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Laos, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, the UK, the US and Uruguay. Facebook says it will roll out to other countries in the next few months.

Video showing Messenger video calling in action.