<p>After one year of acquiring mobile messaging service WhatsApp, Facebook has begun testing a new feature in its 'Facebook for Android' app that includes the first major integration of WhatsApp.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The social networking site has added a 'Send' button with the familiar WhatsApp icon as a part of the status actions buttons that appear under each status update.<br /><br />The new button appears on the right side (for left-to-right languages) for some users in the most recent version of the Facebook for Android app, the Geek Time reported.<br /><br />This move appears to be the first step towards connecting the two platforms in order to sustain growth and take control of the messaging market together.<br /><br />According to reports, teams are already working on a deeper integration that will include the ability to send messages between Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.<br /><br />WhatsApp, which last said it had 700 million monthly active users, and was acquired by Facebook for over $20 billion in February last year. Facebook Messenger now has 600 million monthly active users.</p>
<p>After one year of acquiring mobile messaging service WhatsApp, Facebook has begun testing a new feature in its 'Facebook for Android' app that includes the first major integration of WhatsApp.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The social networking site has added a 'Send' button with the familiar WhatsApp icon as a part of the status actions buttons that appear under each status update.<br /><br />The new button appears on the right side (for left-to-right languages) for some users in the most recent version of the Facebook for Android app, the Geek Time reported.<br /><br />This move appears to be the first step towards connecting the two platforms in order to sustain growth and take control of the messaging market together.<br /><br />According to reports, teams are already working on a deeper integration that will include the ability to send messages between Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.<br /><br />WhatsApp, which last said it had 700 million monthly active users, and was acquired by Facebook for over $20 billion in February last year. Facebook Messenger now has 600 million monthly active users.</p>