Facebook wants to conquer Android in the same way that Google does, through own applications. Today Facebook releases Hello, an android application with which intended to replace the dialer. ‘Hello’ dialer app still in beta and it is created by the team of Facebook Messenger and is now available on the Play Store.
Hello app is similar to the TrueDialer android app by TrueCaller. So when you receive a call, Hello will show you information about who is calling you. The app lets you see who is calling based on their Facebook profile. It also shows where the calling person work, his/her birthday. What’s really new is that you do not need to have this person on Facebook friend list to receive information on the screen of your phone.
Here is the full list of features you’ll get with Hello dialer android app:
- See who’s calling you, even if you don’t have that phone number saved in your phone.
- Easily block unwanted calls.
- Automatically block calls from numbers that have been blocked by a lot of other people.
- Search your phone contacts and people and places on Facebook, without switching between apps.
- Always have the latest info about your contacts, including their profile pictures and birthdays.
- Open a Facebook profile or Page with just one tap.
- Call and text for free with Messenger.
- Call, add and edit contacts — just like you do on your phone.
With Hello android app, user can also look for companies and businesses, and call their phone number just by searching them from the app, as the Facebook said in a post on its official blog .
You can now download Hello android app for free in the Google Play Store.
If you are unable to install this app from the Play Store then you can download Facebook’s Hello android app apk directly from here.