Facebook announces new features one after another, it is possible to develop applications for Messenger and support for all-round movies

ByChris Messina

Facebook is a developer event organized by the company "F8"Is being held from March 25, 2015. Many new features have been announced even on the first day, and we have picked up remarkable features from among them.

Introducing Messenger Platform and Businesses on Messenger
https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2015/03/25/introducing-messenger-platform-and-businesses-on-messenger/

Connecting Hardware with the Cloud: Parse for IoT | Parse Blog
http://blog.parse.com/2015/03/25/connecting-hardware-with-the-cloud-parse-for-iot/

Embedded Video Player
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/embedded-video-player

It just got way easier to embed Facebook videos on the web | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/25/8290241/360-degree-video-facebook-oculus-rift

◆ Messenger Platform
Among the new features Facebook announced, the most noteworthy is the Messenger Platform platform for Messenger. Messenger Platform enables developers to develop applications for Messenger.


Applications for Messenger have already been released, and users can use it within Messenger when installing the application. Also, apart from Messenger Platform, companies can use Messenger in business "Businesses on Messenger"Was also announced. If it introduces it to the company's customer support, it will be possible to accept consultation from the customer on Messenger.


◆ Parse for IoT
"Parse for IoT" connects devices such as home appliances and lighting to the Internet for managementIoT (Mono's Internet)It is a dedicated software development kit. First, we installed a Linux board with wireless functionArduino YúnWe will start supporting from, will gradually expand the scope of support.


◆ Embedding posted movies
Movie posted on Facebook timeline can now be embedded in blogs and so on. To embed a movie just copy and paste the embed code from the option. For non-professional non-professional users posting movies on Facebook rather than on YouTube, this will allow Facebook to become mainstream instead of YouTube as a form to embed movies taken with smartphones by regular users There is.


◆ 360 ° full circumference movie support
YouTube officially supports 360 ° moviesFollowing what I did, Facebook also supported 360 ° movie uploading. Facebook is different from YouTube because of the company's own VR headsetOculus RiftIt also corresponds to 360 ° full circumference movie. Although there was no official announcement regarding support start date and time, you will be able to experience all round movies taken by the user with Oculus Rift.


In addition, various new functions such as Facebook comment system which can be introduced in blog can be reflected in real time, etc. are announced. The F8 is scheduled to be on the second day on March 26th, and there will be expectations for new announcement there too.