Facebook Messenger gets HD video calls and AI backgrounds

Today Meta has announced a bunch of improvements for its Facebook Messenger. The app (finally) gets HD video calls, as well as background noise suppression and voice isolation “to help you make clearer, higher-quality calls” – a desperately needed feature in our book. The company promises that calls on Messenger will “feel more than ever like being in a room together”.

HD will be enabled by default for calls made via Wi-Fi, and you can manually turn it on for mobile data calls. Background noise suppression and voice isolation can both be enabled via call settings.

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