Facebook is holding its ninth developer conference in the United States, which started at 10:30 pm Indian Standard Time (IST).
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook, used this platform to share his company’s roadmap for the future, which had hit a major hurdle since the revelation of data misuse via Cambridge Analytica.
Zuckerberg made announcements that more or less tried to strike a balance between keeping both users as well the developers on its side.
That's the end of Zuckerberg's Keynote
The lively 30-minute keynote briefing from Mark Zuckerberg comes to an end. He leaves the stage to let the product guys speak to the 5,000 developers present at the venue. And that’s our cue to sign off from this live blog. Stay tuned to The Quint for more updates and stories from F8.
Oculus Go Launched
The Oculus Go virtual reality headset goes official. The standalone VR headset has been priced at $199 (Rs 13,500 approx) and is ready to be shipped. But that’s not all.
Everyone at the Facebook F8 just got lucky as Facebook is handing out the Oculus Go headsets to everyone who is attending the event. Not a bad way to try out the first-of-its-kind device from Oculus. It can connect directly to a network, without the need for a PC or a phone.
New Look Facebook Messenger Incoming
Not too many details were revealed about this by Mark. So, probably this feature is still in the works. By the looks of it, Messenger’s design interface is likely to become cleaner and more on the lines of Material Design of Android maybe?
New Features come to WhatsApp
Video calling is one of the most popular features on WhatsApp. Around the world people are making 2 billion minutes of calls. Zuckerberg announced group video calling for WhatsApp as a new feature.
Whatsapp business helps small businesses create a presence on Whatsapp. Three million people are already using it.Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook