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title: Group Calling Arrives on Facebook Messenger
description: Facebook has been rolling out a lot of updates to its Messaging platform lately, with the newest bei...
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# [Group Calling Arrives on Facebook Messenger](https://www.websitemagazine.com/social-media/group-calling-arrives-on-facebook-messenger)

 Written by [Allison Howen](https://www.websitemagazine.com/social-media/author/allison-howen) | Apr 25, 2016 5:00:00 AM

**Facebook has been rolling out a lot of updates to its Messaging platform lately, with the newest being group calling.**

To get started with the feature, users simply need to tap the phone icon within any group conversation. Then users can manage individual participants within the call. The[update](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156931343110195&set=a.489597915194.389572.800665194&type=3&theater) was announced by Facebook's VP of Messaging Products and is available in the latest version of Messenger. Users with access to the feature will see a phone icon in their group conversations.

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