Mozilla has just announced its brand new add-on feature called Firefox Hello on October 17 allowing people to use the browser and call their friends and relatives at the same time. This new service is available on beta for now offering the availability of chats to anyone regardless of the browser that the other person is using. In order for you to decide whether this service rolled out by Mozilla suits you, read on and let’s try to get to know more about this exciting feature.
Many messaging software provided by different companies require downloading additional programs and signing up for something which Firefox Hello got rid of. According to some experts, this add-on seems like an answer to Microsoft’s Skype, Apple’s Face Time and Google’s Hangouts. For those who are asking why it matters to use the service, the reason behind this is that this is more than just a feel good option but a great way to get it touch with friends and relatives easily without all the stress of jumping through lots of hoops.
This add-on service will not need for special software downloads but it requires that the browsers used by the two people conversing would be backed by WebRTC and among those browsers that initially have WebRTC support include Opera and Chrome.
Mozilla will be working together with TokBox as its provider of the live chat platform. The company has been testing the Firefox Hello since last month and what previously required users to sign up for the service has been removed totally. Under the setup of this service, a user will be able to call someone and receive a callback link to start chatting which is not offered by other service providers.
Firefox has been around since 2002 most of the time ranking next to Google Chrome and always beating other web browsers that compete against each other to gain the trust of internet users. As for the latest report about Firefox, it has entered into a partnership with Humble Bundle with the intention of bringing up video games that are indie-developed and make them available directly to the browser. This only shows that the company isn’t giving up even if Chrome beats it in various aspects.
If you’re interested in testing Firefox Hello, the company will allow its users a chance to try it out which we’re expecting to be available over the next few weeks. Watch out for it and give this exciting feature a shot!