Well Facebook is already partnered with Skype so this would be expected. Facebook messenger might be expanding greatly with mobile video chat support. Hit the jump to check out the full rumor.
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A “reliable source” has informed 9to5Mac that Facebook is currently developing its Facebook Messenger app for Apple’s iPad.
According to screenshots provided by 9to5Mac, the iPad version of the Messenger app looks fairly similar to Facebook’s current standalone app for iPhone. The app includes one-to-one chats, group chats, and supports push notifications.
Facebook’s Messenger app also allows users to see their friends’ locations on a map.
Though no timeline for release was mentioned by the source, it did also suggest that Facebook would be adding video chat support through Skype for at least the iPhone version. The video chat support is expected to be added sometime this summer with an Android version following shortly thereafter.
9to5Mac reports that the video functionality of the Messenger app works well most of the time and that Facebook is planning to make the app universal binary, though no indication of video capabilities for the iPad version has been found.
