WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.24.9.What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to pin community group chats, and it’s available to some beta testers! Common questions Answers Name of the feature? Pin community group chats Status? Rolling out…
Meta’s Systematic Code and Asset Removal Framework (SCARF) has a subsystem for identifying and removing unused data types. SCARF scans production data systems to identify tables or assets that are unused and safely removes them. SCARF avoids tedious manual work and ensures that product data is correctly removed when a product is shut down. This…
Earlier this year, we began testing Meta Verified for businesses in New Zealand to help provide more value to businesses and help them be discovered. Today, we’re expanding our test to businesses on Instagram and Facebook in Canada. Meta Verified is built to help businesses more easily stand out on our apps and build confidence…
WhatsApp has just submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Program, bringing the version up to 23.23.1.71. The version marked within WhatsApp Settings is 2.23.23.71 and the TestFlight build is 23.23.1 (532380291).What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is rolling out a message reaction filtering feature for channels, making it easier for channel admins to…
Head of Meta Ireland Anne O’Leary has today officially opened our new campus in Ballsbridge Dublin. With over 2,000 full time employees, the move to Ballsbridge marks the new home for our International HQ, with additional sites in Meath where our Data Centre is located and Cork, which is home to Reality Labs. “Today marks…
WhatsApp has just submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Program, bringing the version up to 23.23.1.70. The version marked within WhatsApp Settings is 2.23.23.70 and the TestFlight build is 23.23.1 (531383450).What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is rolling out a new privacy feature to protect the IP address in calls, and it’s available…
Meta has a very large monorepo, with many different programming languages. To optimize build and performance, we developed our own build system called Buck, which was first open-sourced in 2013. Buck2 is the recently open-sourced successor. In our internal tests at Meta, we observed that Buck2 completed builds approximately 2x as fast as Buck1. Below…
The metaverse could contribute an additional €259-€489 billion per year to the EU’s GDP by 2035, according to research commissioned this year by Meta and produced by Deloitte. Today, we’re sharing the stories of European businesses and institutions that are using these immersive technologies and the tangible impact they’re having, from immersive education and training…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new update for the Windows native app through the official beta channel on the Microsoft Store, bringing the version up to 2.2342.6.0.What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to open chats with unknown phone numbers, and it’s available to some beta testers! WABetaInfo Channel Stay updated…
Meta’s Systematic Code and Asset Removal Framework (SCARF) has a subsystem for identifying and removing dead code. SCARF combines static and dynamic analysis of programs to detect dead code from both a business and programming language perspective. SCARF automatically creates change requests that delete the dead code identified from the program analysis, minimizing developer costs….
Today, Mark Zuckerberg announced we’re bringing broadcast channels to Facebook and Messenger. Broadcast channels are a public, one-to-many messaging tool for Pages on Facebook and are the latest addition to Facebook’s robust set of tools that Page admins such as creators and public figures can use to directly reach and further engage with their communities….
If you missed our stories this week about the latest updates to WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop, this is a good time to catch up thanks to our summary. Among the 12 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about voice messages, which now support the view once mode on…
Olivia Wu, Meta’s Technical Lead for Infra Silicon, discusses the design and development of Meta’s first-generation AI inference accelerator. With the recent launches of MTIA v1, Meta’s first-generation AI inference accelerator, and Llama 2, the next generation of Meta’s publicly available large language model, it’s clear that Meta is focused on advancing AI for a…
What’s better than having a WhatsApp account? Well, of course it’s having two. Today, we’re introducing the ability to have two WhatsApp accounts logged in at the same time. Helpful for switching between accounts – such as your work and personal – now you no longer need to log out each time, carry two phones…