WhatsApp for PC : Hands on and the (im)possibility of UWP app

WhatsApp announced their desktop apps for PC and Mac, which is nothing more than a web wrap of WhatsApp Web but with notifications directly in your computer.

Opening the app presents you with the same UI that you find in WhatsApp Web. The login process is also similar, you open WhatsApp in your phone and scan the QR code, voila ! All your chats are synced to your desktop.

The application has a set of options in the menu bar. Under WhatsApp menu you have "new chat", "new group", "Profile status" and "Log out" which are pretty obvious and useful. The "+" sign also allows you to start a new chat with your contacts.

Facebook turns 10 today

Facebook, the world's most popular social network is celebrating it's 10th birthday. There is no need of saying about the history of facebook. Everyone knows facebook and have an account in facebook.

Facebook connects millions of people worldwide for free and also opens doors for companies who get consumers from all over the world. It's hard for many people to stay away from facebook. Anyway, I use facebook and love it. Special thanks to Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of facebook.

Happy Birthday Facebook :) 

Facebook app in Windows 8.1 gets a lot of new features

Finally,Facebook app in Windows 8.1 looks complete and full featured !

Facebook app which came out on October 17 with Windows 8.1 has received a lot of new features and bug fixes. Now you can run the app in 320 snap view still able to see the news feed and navigating within the app. Chatters will be very happy to see the new Emoticon pack waiting for them in messages. You also get the ability to sync you profile picture with Windows account. It seems that facebook app is a native Windows app built by Microsoft.There are more improvements which are listed in the updated new features list.

New features:

- 320 snap view for the whole app
- Smileys sticker pack
- Profile pic sync
- New Stories indicator
- Create albums from photos page
- Add photos directly into an album
- Search thread names when choosing conversation members
- Refresh in Nearby
- Improved toast notifications to remove already seen messages, old stories, etc.
- Edit Posts
- Edit post privacy
- Edit Comments
- Copy link to post
- Add/Remove people from groups
- Add friends to lists
- Delete photos

Facebook app gets major updates in Windows 8.1

Facebook app has been updated with a load of new features. You can now pin a additional tile which will go directly to messages and Live tiles now show Friend requests,messages and notifications. You can send a photo in a message and also download images from a message. You can now change your profile picture and cover picture right from the app without going to facebook official site. Tagging has been added and it's easy to set your profile picture as your Windows account picture. Performance of this app has been improved and it's now fast and stable. So update as soon as possible to enjoy the latest features in the app.

Chats come to life in Facebook

I reported that facebook has added a new feature in chat which shows where your friends are accessing facebook from. This time there is complete refresh of the chat interface with a light blue background. You can see the changes in the picture below.

Facebook is trying to unify the UI across Computer and Mobile devices. This change seems to be part of the transition. It look more like how chat looks in Mobile app.May be facebook is going to get small changes often.

Facebook chat gets minor changes

Facebook has been improving chat over the last couple of years by bringing some drastic changes like the new big and interactive emojis. This time they have introduced a new feature which shows if the user available in chat is using facebook via mobile or web (which means via the facebook website).

This won't change how facebook works but it is just a good addition to fb chat !

Facebook app for Windows 8.1 gets updated

The Facebook app was released with Windows 8.1 and since then the app has been constantly updated with new features and bug fixes. Now a even more bigger update is available for this app which brings in some useful and new features.

Facebook app for Windows 8.1 released

Windows 8.1 is set to be released for Windows 8 users today and Facebook app has hit the Windows Store today and it's quite a nice app to browse facebook. Windows RT users will love this app as it responds to touch very well. There are many apps which allows you to see facebook via modern UI but this official app is just the one that all the users wanted.. it's also notable that it runs Windows 8.1 but not in Windows 8. May be Microsoft are  using this as a good reason to move users off Windows 8 and make them upgrade to Windows 8.1 as soon as possible. 

Facebook introduces sticker to desktop users

Facebook messenger got this feature a while ago and now it's time for desktop users. This is a great feature for all facebook lovers.Clicking on the smiley icon in the chat box will bring this option up.Next time when you log on,you will be in a treat if you love use stickers !

Bigger Emojis , more fun ..Friends do you like this stickers ?

Adding more things to my blog

To make blog better. I am taking some steps such as adding more labels which enables to dig deeper in a specific topic with ease.So adding Microsoft,Google,Apple,Facebook tags to my blog .

                   

facebook app for Windows 8

With the introduction of Window 8.1 preview. Microsoft also stated that facebook team is working on a facebook app for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

Bringing facebook as an modern app makes facebook more accessible and easy to use in Windows 8 platform.Facebook app is one of the most awaited app in Windows 8.Users will be more happy with what facebook and Microsoft has announced.