On Thursday Facebook announced Group Effects in video calls for Messenger. These are augmented reality effects ranging from objects appearing on screen to games.
Group Effects in Facebook Messenger
With a library of over 70 Group Effects, people can have more fun in their Messenger video calls. These also extend to Messenger Rooms. To check out Group Effects, start a video call or create a room in your Messenger app, tap the smiley face to open the effects tray and select Group Effects.
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At the end of October Facebook will expand access to its Spark AR Multipeer API. This will be more people and developers create their own AR effects.
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