How to use Messenger Rooms

In this step-by-step video, learn how to use the new Facebook Messenger Rooms to video conference with multiple people. In this video, I demonstrate how to use Messenger Rooms on your PC via Facebook.com and on your Phone with the Messenger app. Messenger Rooms is currently rolling out to additional Facebook products, including Instagram and WhatsApp.

[@blindambitions]

Two questions. 1) Is it possible to record within messenger rooms? 2) Would you recommend messenger rooms as a viable option to record a 'round table' podcast (assuming you can record it)?

[@robertobravo3190]

YOU HAVE HELPED A LOT OF TEAchers AND STUDENTS HERE IN THE PHLIPPINES , THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@k.v.i8664]

This helped me visualize what rooms is like before I used it. Thank you!

[@ruptenbajracharya]

Thanks Kevin. Such easy and simply you explain all the functions. 👍😊

[@truoda2truoda297]

You are very clear. It's a pleasure to listen to you. Thank you. :-)

[@lindarabbito9892]

Thank you for a very clear , informative tutorial on messenger Room. From now on I will always go to your You Tube tutorials because you explain things very well to someone like me who is not so savvy about these things as I am 74 yrs. old. Again thank you!

[@albertanddani2024]

This is a brief but thorough explanation. ♥️

[@RampageReels31]

This is great, an app that is almost locally installed on any gadget. 😎 no need to install other apps that would eat up your device storage 👍

[@BrettTSmith]

Thank you. This was a fantastic overview @Kevin Stratvert!

[@Napsareawesome721]

This was really helpful. Thank you for showing both devices!

[@rhettamcbride4991]

Thanks so much!!! Now I can have my virtual party😊

[@DiEdraStinson]

Thank you so much for this!

[@TeacherKhoysHub]

Wow amazing video tutorial. This is a big help for me as a teacher.

[@BroodofLoki]

Nice job. Great presentation and easy to follow. Thanks

[@bradfordfeliciano]

Thanks for this Kevin! great for people who are not on FB who dowanna download another app! i have one question though, can you record wth this?

[@debburt251]

Very thorough. Thank you so much! 👍👍

[@ExploreProTech]

Thank you! Very helpful video :)

[@lenachelseyizere9472]

Thank u so much for sharing I was wondering if the time is limited for the calls

[@marangel33]

Love your presentation and calm voice. You cover everything so seamlessly. Thank you

[@jeanneritchey5568]

Hi Kevin, is there a way for users to pin a screen? I’m thinking about using this for a ceremony and it would be good to be able to set a focal view.

[@anniewolter718]

Thank you so much! I truly appreciate this video.

Great video, man. Do you know if you can keep the room in a group post or something before is over?

[@patrickrwhite8354]

Thank you that was certainly informative. Now I have an Idea.

[@popcorn7657]

Great summary. Merci.

[@TheFayemorgan]

Can you record the rooms? Like you can on Zoom.

[@asmaajaziaghitri4991]

Thank you for the video tutorial, it was such a great insight to the new option on FC. Please, I have a question related to the sharing option, I tried it on messenger and whenever I start to end the sharing option the participants log out and then in automatically which bothers them a lot! Could you please share a tip on how to stop or modify this option?! I'm going to used it for academic purposes and need some help into that! Thank you very much in advance and wish to see more of tutorials on FC App.

[@perlabaker7343]

Kevin, as soon as the Room is created for future date, do the invitees need to accept the invite or just wait to join in at that set date? This was not mentioned in your talk, or did I miss that?

[@NanManoVikram]

Good information 👍

[@clairharrison9802]

I hope someone out there will go on create room app just to see what it's like for myself. Maybe oneday i can do a subject on my dimond painting with this new thing on fb.

[@sidneyrasmussen4634]

I was looking for a group chat and found this great idea and a wonderful explanation. I will return. I want to make a family ROOM. Thanks. Looking forward to more info on our new world communication ideas.

[@philipcunningham8168]

It was nice to hear from you

[@almacruz2362]

can you control audio of participants like in zoom?

[@SharonPerp]

Nice walkthrough!

[@KevinStratvert]

Thanks for the note Sharon!

[@carolfisher7116]

Kevin can you move your participants around on the screen the way you want? I am struggling with this in Zoom and am looking for a video on that but would like to know if it is available in "Messenger Rooms"?

[@angiecarinal445]

Thank you for this video, it helped me a lot..now I can figure out how to use it.

[@chocomallows2559]

Hey, Kevin! Would you know how to create a room for an already existing group chat (not fb group, just messenger gc)? Or do I need to invite all 50+ again when I make a new room? Thanks!

[@patconnell7055]

Much more info, thank you.

[@mustafaajajj47]

All of your videos are useful thank you

[@MujerEnPandemia]

I will try 👍🏽 thank you for the information I don’t know Facebook have this good products 💪🏽😍

[@haoho9108]

Thank you very much for your help. May I ask if it has the virtual background?

[@SheAndMe]

Good video, great information.

[@simionegusuivalu5982]

wonderful explanation

[@klmlkrt_]

My Messenger dosent have Messenger room, i updated it, still nothing

[@bodiedominguez]

Great presentation, Thanks.

[@RealEstateMediaNewsNetwork]

How do I record the session?

[@fr.isaiasd.tiongcoop]

Hello, and thank you for a very informative video. However, can you place a virtual background on yourself to protect your privacy? Thanks again.

[@distantreplaydotorg]

Does FB allow for recording the room video/audio with a perm link to either download or to share on your page or w/in a group?

[@EASYTECHNIKS]

Nice one bro!

[@MrAbeebaby]

Great video Kevin. Thank you very much for creating this. Have a problem though. It won't let me invite non-facebook people. I've enabled copy linki . The URL is always enabled. Any ideas?

[@KevinStratvert]

Once you copy the link, you can send the copied URL to anyone. What type of error do you see?

[@LoveYouBeTrue]

Excellent comprehensive video. What about Rooms for groups? :)

[@TheRawFoodKitchen]

Yes you can use Rooms for Groups, in fact it is the only way now (they have removed Facebook Live). A great feature but not great because you cannot record and allow others who could not make the Room at the scheduled time see the recording. Crazy they have not included this feature.

[@vickiemoody3793]

Hi, I am trying to use Messenger rooms, now the special effects, will that work on the computer? Like the face masks, and such like messenger does on the tablets and phone?

[@halgancollege2097]

Thank you pro kevin

[@maritessanmiguel2857]

is this now available in the philippines yet ,, i mean the options where we can set a time for the meeting? :(

[@nyreesimmons9177]

Hi Kevin i likes your explanation of the FB rooms. 👍🏼👍🏼 i'm a newbie in this market however a question, can i show a video in my room to my invitees? can i set a time and in invite them? thanks Dee

[@kstsells]

There is no “create a room” where yours was located. I have updated my app and still no option. Using an iPhone 7

[@klmlkrt_]

Same but mine is iPhone SE Gen 1

[@marionraymond3098]

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[@marionraymond3098]

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[@markh12891]

Thanks for you fine video. I’m on an old iPad with iOS 9.3.5. In Mssenger I created a room invited 3 people then scheduled it for 1 hour from now then Save. I immediately went back in to room ‘Who’s Invited’ and it’s blank. Why? Did my scheduled room not setup correctly? I go into ‘Edit Room’ and the ‘Schedule for later’ switch is off. Why is this? Note, separate to the above, I created room and invited 3 people Now and they all got the invitation OK.

[@maryjobraun1101]

Good demonstration.

[@lindasignore8589]

Hi Kevin. Thank you can we keep a room as a file for people to watch at a later time?

[@Richardclarkson7819]

I heard you say you could have a room open and anyone could come in it but i didn't see you say how to do that. I know how to invite someone and close room or end it. i know about the filters effects etc. Just don't know how to keep the room open and somehow get a notification when someone comes in it if i'm not in it at the time.

[@osnatmenshes9737]

Hello, thank you. Can I share power point presentation and also see the stands, like in zoom?

[@Thriving_Tribesmen]

It’s got a feature to share your screen but I’m not sure how it would look when you are presenting to more than 10 people

[@Varazslo_lany_Suzy]

Thank you it was awesome 🏆💖💯 Can I actually record the chat & video in this room?

[@cheesyanton]

Best side character: Uncle Bob

[@Bill2008ful]

Hi Kevin, is there any way to add a virtual background to Facebook Messager? Thanks!!

[@maryjeanllevares6743]

Thank you for this video. Is there a limit as to how many people can enter the room? thank you!

[@klmlkrt_]

Mary Jean Llevares Up to 50 People

[@zoynobkhatun7150]

Great job

[@RusiruRupasinghe]

Thank you

[@Pegkoopman]

Hello Kevin, I am just trying to use Facebook Rooms for the first time and although your video was great, unfortunately I think it is now outdated as it is totally different now. Lots of the features have changed, not sure when this happened. Any chance of creating a new video as I find the instructions that are around right now are all old so have no clue what to do. for the first thing the following is what is shown on the first screen in your example mine shows (2nd example) as you can see already I am confused. LOL I am an older person so not as tech savvy as the younger generation so need examples to follow in order to learn. So I sure hope you would consider doing a new video for us oldies. Thanks so much. Or maybe I do not have the correct version, although I did check for this and it seems I have got the latest update??

[@petrushmacute6332]

wow. Big thanks

[@rareretreats4484]

awesome thank you

[@jennifervincent7826]

thank you for explaining this topic clearly. i was invited to a room. it said the attachment unavailable. i clicked on the link, it opened into a new window with the message that the room is unavailable. is there something i need to do or is it something the inviter has to do?

[@nemolemus8132]

Excellent video

[@latachadavis6165]

Greetings Kevin, will all the participants be able to see each other?

[@wehoweky]

Is there a way to make one screen dominate on a mobile device like you can on the computer?

[@RachelLew623]

Can business profiles use Messenger Room on Instagram? Or is it just individual, personal users?

[@bel250]

This is what we need for my Mom's birthday next month since we can't be there...

[@angelakingskincarepro5236]

Thanks for this video. Can you tell me if you are able to record the video chat in Messenger Rooms?

[@SalAbraham7]

There're many options that you can do with messenger room for now, such as Recording meeting, annotation and sharing whiteboard like in other video meeting Applications (Zoom and Webex)

[@johnrimer]

@@SalAbraham7 I don't see the record feature in messenger room. Where are you seeing it?

[@salemastery]

Hi Kevin, thank you for sharing. Could we also record the meeting and share it on social media later?

[@KevinStratvert]

Messenger Rooms doesn't currently offering a recording capability; however, you can use OBS to record your screen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3zQo3eLf6uFoa8

[@trudyaustin4321]

Up yours

[@trudyaustin4321]

F. Me...1 .i have to be a million

[@Sujthroughs]

Is there no option to save the room session video and audio??

[@MikesTECHonGod]

Nice video

[@kokochitlay9163]

Nice !!

[@floftis]

Is there a way to record a meeting you hold in a Messenger Room?

[@ljrancier]

I don't think so...not yet.

[@sarahnamutebi4408]

Excellent 👏👏

[@SirMarkC]

Hi Kevin, can we record the video meeting just like zoom and google meet?

[@KevinStratvert]

I don’t believe it supports recording natively. However, you can use something like OBS to record your screen.

[@tylervision707maul]

Can I do that meetings on my laptop?

[@tylervision707maul]

@monster boy it's for the television show so you can't hook up your phone to the technical directors booth in the back... It's easier just to Skype people in or FaceTime or zoom on the laptop in the television station

[@azizkhan9154]

Can you keep keep users muted (as the host)? I'm hoping to deliver lessons to students and would like to restrict mic access. Thanks.

[@TheRawFoodKitchen]

Can you please share if you can record a Room meeting?

[@darryllouielabial3024]

how about for recording?

[@Semperkick]

Kevy Kev... great video. When using the room, is there a fee?

[@hovhannesjulfayan5424]

Can you record your meeting on Messenger room? Also can you make participants to not be able to speak just listen?

[@Disciplyne]

Not seeing the same controls at the bottom of the room on the iPhone. No mute mic available.

[@rubenterrazas2722]

When it shows other people on the top of the feed, does that mean they're online? Where it says "say hi." Also, is there a way to deactivate this, I couldn't find it? Thank you.

[@ladydulaney]

I've been trying to figure out this same thing for weeks but can't find any answers.

[@kc6tyd]

I want to copy the room link and only send it to specific people but it states that in order to copy the link I have to make it available to everyone. Am I reading that correctly?

[@moonlaceblackrose4519]

Is this available all over the world? Cause on my phone create room does not exists... thanks to your reply... anyways nice video.. hope it will be also available on our location so we could enjoy the same feature facebook offers.

[@jawjadancr]

i want to do my first rooms for my facebook group....will group members get a notification?

[@lyudmila_khudovich]

Why is this feature available in my old group and not available in my new group?

[@jannicaandherstory1908]

Hi kevin! What will happen if I turn on my room then go live on my group?

[@Pegkoopman]

Sorry my examples of snips did not show on my last message as my example. Basically the Create room screen has changed in yours it shows Room Activity, Whose Invited, Start time and in mine it shows Room Name, Start Time & Visible to all friends ( which I have left off) then at the bottom CREATE ROOM there is no option anymore to save on the next screen to invite people it goes straight to chose friends and INVITE. It is just very different. Hope this makes sense to you? I a sure you are very busy so no problem if you do not have time.

[@cobraAH1]

how about attaching power points, word or excel apps display

[@corals100]

I'm not using messenger rooms and would like to deactivate that feature if possible. I've tried to figure out how to not have the create rooms icon showing in the chat window above my news feed. I hope you might be able to help. Thanks in advance!

[@deannesnook9682]

I'm wondering the same!

[@hakimnazem7487]

Hi, I think creat a room is connected to each Facebook account. On my iPhone / iPad there are two account, only one account shows the create room but not on the other account. Please help. Thanks

[@Trifiveguy]

Hi watch KZbin video ! I have a question when in a Facebook group another user/ member of the group has a room going and I can’t join when I get a link says room is unavailable? When I click the rooms icon up top it doesn’t show any rooms at all ? When I try Crete a room it only has the audio version available it’s doesn’t have the option for either video or audio ? I’ve been trying for a month I’ve even bought a new phone uninstalled FB and messenger still nothing any ideas