Facebook’s Messenger lead David Marcus writes:
We’re always working on ways to make Messenger more useful. As many of you know, we already offer a feature that enables people to send voice clips to their friends without having to type out the text. Today we are starting to roll out a small test that helps people read the voice clips they receive instead of having to play them out loud. So, for example, if you’re at a concert or in a meeting, and would prefer to read a voice clip from a friend, you now can if you’re part of the small test we’re rolling out. Our plan is to test this feature at a tiny scale for now and we’re looking forward to seeing what you think of it before making the experience more widely available.
Facebook also confirmed buying Teehan+Lax, the design agency behind the read-later app Readability, the blogging platform Medium and the social news reader Prismatic.
Launched in Toronto in 2002, the design shop helped Facebook’s ad targeting service Atlas relaunch a new and revamped product, website and brand.
