Facebook has started planning to a new update in its 'Facebook for Android' app that includes the first major integration of popular messaging service WhatsApp.According to this update, a year after of acquiring WhatsApp Messenger, Facebook has only added a 'Send' button with the WhatsApp icon.The new button appears on the right side for some users in the most recent version of the Facebook for Android app.
This marks as the first initiative from Facebook to integrate WhatsApp which are more than 700 million active mobile users.
According to reports, teams are already working on a deeper integration that will include the ability to send messages between Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.
Facebook is the biggest social network in the world with over 1.35 billion users and WhatsApp is the largest mobile messaging platform that has more than 700 million monthly active users.
The Facebook site has already collaborated with 40 developers for apps integration and has also released its own apps for Messenger, such as Stickered, Selfied and Shout.
