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Facebook launches an experimental app for messaging close friends via Apple Watch

Fb’s internal R&D workforce has at the present time offered a brand spanking new app that lets you keep up with your close friends by way of your Apple Watch. The app is called Package, or Stay in Contact, and works the usage of a mixture of QR codes and Fb’s provide Messenger service. In line with Package’s App S…
Facebook’s internal R&D group has today launched a new app that lets you keep up with your close friends via your Apple Watch. The app is called Kit, or Keep in Touch, and works using a combination of QR codes and Facebook’s existing Messenger service. According to Kit’s App S…

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