Half a year ago Snapchat introduced a new feature. It was a crazy selfie feature that went viral. When you pressed and held your finger on your face, crazy effects popped up at you. Facebook couldn't be left behind, so he bought the MSQRD app to have access to his own selfie effects. MSQRD was released in December exclusively on iOSThe application is now available on Android. The application works on a similar principle to Snap.chat, which uses facial recognition over video to transform faces with comical effects.
Tech Insider was the first to announce the acquisition, and the developers of the popular app later confirmed it on their blog. Pro MSQRD fans, the founders say that they will continue to modify the application and we will soon see new features.
"We are excited to join forces with Facebookand bring technology to even more people. Under FacebookWe will be able to reach people on a much larger scale than before. Pro we will be able to bring technology to more than 1.6 billion people. This is a scale of people we never dreamed of. Even though we will now be partnering with Facebook"The app will remain up and running, so you can take fun selfies and still use the app. You can expect us to keep adding new features."
MSQRD is equipped with technology that could easily make its way into the app itself Facebooku. It is not the first application that Facebook tried to catch up with its competitor. Three years ago Facebook made the “nudge” feature from the website into a separate app that worked similarly to Snapchat, but they removed the app after a year and a half after several changes and little interest.
But the MSQRD app looks promising in the short term, and its technology could easily be used in all photo services and messaging apps like Instagram or Messenger. And it looks like MSQRD has some new features and improvements up its sleeve for their fans. You can download the app for free at App Store.
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Source: 9to5mac
Logitech once did the same thing with their own webcams, it's a shame they didn't think to put it in a mobile phone.