Facebook is now developing a chat client integrated with Ticker feature for Windows 7 operating system. According to Techcrunch, Facebook has started rolling out the new desktop app, which is targeted at Facebook Chat’s users, and currently it’s available to only a small group of users.
Facebook has already launched the Facebook mobile for every phone powered by Snaptu, which is now available to download for all the devices. But this will be the first official desktop client of Facebook. As you can see in the image below, Ticker feature has also been integrated into the Chat client, dividing the client area into 2 parts. The upper part will feature Ticker news feed and the lower part will have chat list.
Most of the Facebook users don’t like the Ticker News Feed on their Facebook screen. But Facebook is still pushing it ahead with the assumption that users will come to accept it. The new Chat client will also display notifications, friend request and messages the same way as in the Facebook web, and you will be notified with a pop-up message on your desktop whenever an activity occurs related to your Facebook profile.
There won’t be separate chat windows, as only one window will do for all the chats with tabs to navigate on the bottom of the chat window. This is something new that I believe users going to like. Although I’m yet to get my hands on with the official chat client.
This new desktop client will let you use Facebook without being on www.facebook.com. I’m curious to know how the Ticker news feed will work on the chat client. Will it work the same way as in Facebook web, like hovering over the ticker news feed pops-out a new window displaying the status messages along with the comments?
You’ll only need to login to your Facebook account from the browser and Messenger automatically syncs with Facebook in your browser so you only need to worry about logging in and out from one place. Chatting with multiple friends, video calling, limiting chat availability and editing settings are not currently available through the app. Though you can use video calling feature on www.facebook.com or from within Skype client.
If you want to download the official Facebook chat client for Windows 7, head to Facebook Messenger page and if you’re seeing ‘Set up Messenger’ button on the webpage, count yourself lucky. As I stated above, the new client is currently not available for all the Facebook users. Only a few lucky users going to get the download link. It will be surely made available to all users in the coming weeks. If you got the download link, do share your views on this desktop chat client by leaving a comment below.
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