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- Aug 11, 2026
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WhatsApp Business Messaging by Meta
August 11, 2026
WhatsApp Business Messaging adds the user_changed_user_id system message and updates BSUID change notification docs.
Added the user_changed_user_id system message and corrected BSUID change notification documentation — user_id_update is not a subscribable webhook field.
Original source - Aug 5, 2026
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Introducing Muse Code and Muse Spark 1.2
Meta AI releases Muse Code beta, a terminal coding agent powered by Muse Spark 1.2, with support for complex software engineering tasks, async background agents, restart-safe runtime design, bundled skills, and expanded global access in Muse Code and the Meta Model API.
We're excited to release Muse Code (beta), a terminal coding agent powered by Muse Spark 1.2, our newest model. This marks our next step toward the frontier, with larger and much more capable models on the way.
Install Muse Code on macOS or Linux:
curl -fsSL https://dev.meta.ai/install.sh | bashMuse Code takes on complex software engineering tasks across large repositories: planning changes, writing code, and validating the results. It can coordinate multiple persistent subagents for each task, solving difficult problems faster, more accurately, and with less intervention.
Muse Code
Async Background Agents
Muse Code operates with a simple agent loop plus a set of async background agents to enhance the main agent's capability. These specialized background agents remain active throughout each session, rather than being spawned for individual tasks, helping avoid redundant information gathering. They carry out next steps and choose when to communicate back to the main agent. Their persistence reduces latency and the need for steering on difficult, multi-step tasks.
Runtime Design
Muse Code uses a local event log in which every model call, tool run, approval, and edit is appended. This single source of truth makes the runtime replay-exact and restart-safe: after a crash, the agent can resume precisely where it stopped. That ability lets Muse Code take on long-running tasks without being derailed by failures.
Bundled Skills
Muse Code ships with several default skills.
/plan turns a task into an approval-gated plan,
/grill stress-tests that plan until it holds up, and
/goal works toward successful completion of the specified objective.
Muse Code rebuilds a luxury vacation rental booking page from a reference video and validates the finished site in a browser. The user inputs a fly-through video of a home into the terminal as an mp4 file. Muse Code interprets the video and produces a visually rich vacation home marketing and booking page.
Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 is a coding-focused update to Muse Spark 1.1, with improvements in code generation, complex debugging, codebase understanding, and end-to-end developer workflows. In Muse Spark 1.2, we significantly scaled up training compute on coding tasks while expanding training environment diversity. The model also maintains its strength in other key areas like general agents.
For more details about our evaluations, see our report.
Co-Training With Muse Code
We co-trained Muse Spark 1.2 with Muse Code to ensure the model exhibits its best performance and coding usability when paired together. The training included rejection sampled harness trajectories and recipe optimizations for goals, compaction, and subagents, alongside the integration of the Muse Code toolset to maximize harness compatibility.
Long-Horizon
Muse Spark 1.2 was extensively trained on long-horizon coding tasks, including whole-repository generation, large end-to-end projects, and auto-research. It leverages planning to sequence work, goal conditioning to maintain direction, and context compaction to retain the knowledge needed to sustain progress.
Self-Improvement
We also used Muse Spark 1.1 to generate challenging coding environments and instruction-following templates. The model then graded candidate solutions on how well they satisfied those requirements, producing a scalable training dataset for Muse Spark 1.2. This self-improvement loop helped Muse Spark 1.2 follow complex instructions more precisely than its predecessor.
Case Study: Kernel Optimization
We tested the model's ability to iteratively optimize GPU kernels over 1,000+ tool calls (up to 24 hours). Leveraging Muse Code's agentic coding environment, the model writes, compiles, profiles, and progressively improves kernel performance relative to a provided baseline implementation. We benchmarked on KDA and MLA kernels for NVIDIA Hopper GPUs. The agent continues to achieve substantial improvements over the provided baseline implementation.
The baseline is the FLA Triton implementation of KDA. Models were prohibited from importing third-party kernel libraries such as FLA directly; instead, they had to apply specialized kernel-optimization knowledge to implement the algorithm in Triton, rather than wrap existing implementations. Muse Spark 1.2 paired a chunk-parallel preparation kernel with a sequential inter-chunk scan, combining standard fusion and tiling with KDA-specific optimizations such as re-centering the gated cumulative decay at the chunk midpoint.
Availability
Muse Spark 1.2 is available today in Muse Code and in Meta Model API with expanded global access. We have a lot on the horizon, including new harness features and more powerful models. We can’t wait to see what you build!
Get started with Muse Code
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- Aug 4, 2026
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WhatsApp Business Messaging by Meta
August 4, 2026
WhatsApp Business Messaging adds Standby Webhooks documentation for passively observing conversation activity when Meta Business Agent is active.
Added Standby Webhooks documentation for passively observing conversation activity when Meta Business Agent is the active handler.
Original source - Aug 4, 2026
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Your Group Chats Upgraded: Introducing Better Polls, @all and More
WhatsApp adds smarter group chat tools with improved polls, @all mentions, and faster ways to spin up new group chats from existing ones. Polls can now have end times, hidden voter names, and editable questions for easier group decisions.
Group chats are best on WhatsApp – from staying close to your inner circle to coordinating with your fantasy league. Today we’re making them even better with new polls updates for faster decision-making, @all mentions to get everyone’s attention, and a simpler way to create new group chats from existing groups.
Better polls:
We're making polls even more useful for group decisions with three new improvements. You can now set an end time to lock voting when time is up, hide voter names so the whole group is more comfortable sharing their preferences, and edit your poll questions within 15 minutes if you spot a typo or need to clarify. Whether you're finalizing when or where to meet, it's now easier to quickly go from question to decision.
@all:
Alert everyone in your group chat about important, time-sensitive messages. No more tagging people one by one or hoping your message gets noticed in a busy group chat. Use @all to notify everyone about urgent messages, like school or office closures, event deadlines, or last-minute changes to your plans. For larger groups with more than 32 people, @all is available for admins only.
While the @all feature will alert you to important messages even in muted group chats, you remain in control of how you receive notifications and can mute @all at any time in notification settings.
Create group chats from existing groups:
Instantly start a new group chat with people from an existing one in just a tap – no need to add people one by one. It's perfect for splitting off into a side conversation to plan a surprise party, coordinate event logistics, or dive deeper into a topic without cluttering the main chat.
Earlier this year, we upgraded group chats with the launch of group message history, member tags and event reminders. We're continuing that momentum with smarter polls, @all mentions, and faster group chat creation. With more than 100 million people in the U.S. on WhatsApp, and over 3 billion people globally, there's no better place for your group chats.
Original source - Aug 4, 2026
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We’re Upgrading Your WhatsApp Group Chats
WhatsApp introduces group chat upgrades with better polls, @all mentions to notify everyone, and an easier way to create new chats from existing groups. The update aims to make group decisions faster and conversations easier to manage.
Takeaways
- We’re introducing new updates to WhatsApp group chats, including improvements to polls, @all mentions to get the whole chat’s attention, and the ability to create chats from existing groups.
Group chats are best on WhatsApp, helping you connect with groups you care about, from your inner circle to your fantasy football league. Today we’re making group chats even better with updates to polls for faster decision-making, @all mentions to get everyone’s attention, and the ability to create new group chats from existing ones.
Coordinate With Your Group
We’re making polls even more useful for group decisions with three new improvements. You can now set an end time to lock voting when time is up, hide voter names so the whole group is more comfortable sharing their preferences, and edit your poll questions within 15 minutes if you spot a typo or need to make a clarification. Whether you’re finalizing when to meet, where to meet, or what to do when you get there, it’s now easier to quickly go from question to decision.
Alert the Whole Chat
No more tagging people one by one or hoping your message gets noticed in a busy group chat. Use @all to notify everyone about urgent messages, like school or office closures, event deadlines, or last-minute changes to your plans. For larger groups with more than 32 people, @all is available for admins only.
While the @all feature will alert you to important messages even in muted group chats, you remain in control of how you receive notifications and can mute @all at any time in notification settings.
Create Chats From Existing Groups
You can now start a new group chat with people from an existing one in just a tap — no need to add people one by one. It’s perfect for splitting off into a side conversation to plan a surprise party, coordinate event logistics, or dive deeper into a topic without cluttering the main chat.
Earlier this year, we upgraded group chats with the launch of group message history, member tags and event reminders. We’re continuing that momentum with today’s updates. WhatsApp already offers the best group chat experience, and we’re committed to making it even better.
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- Aug 3, 2026
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WhatsApp Business Messaging by Meta
August 3, 2026
WhatsApp Business Messaging documents incoming product messages in the interactive messages webhook.
Documented incoming product messages in the interactive messages webhook.
Original source - Jul 31, 2026
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WhatsApp Business Messaging by Meta
July 31, 2026
WhatsApp Business Messaging now supports Direct Send utility messaging in general availability.
WhatsApp Direct Send utility messaging is now generally available.
Original source - Jul 30, 2026
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July 30, 2026
Instagram Platform adds download and copyright protections for media_url in the Instagram APIs, omitting the field for videos with copyrighted audio or when reel downloads are disabled. Other media data still returns normally, and apps should fall back to permalink or thumbnail_url.
Download and copyright protections on media_url
Download and copyright protections on media_url
Applies to all versions.
The media_url field on the IG Media endpoint is now omitted from responses in either of these cases:
- The video contains copyrighted or licensed audio, including audio added from the Instagram audio library, or it has been flagged for a copyright violation. This applies to all video media, including reels, video posts, and video stories, and applies even when the app user owns the media.
- The reel owner has turned off downloads for the reel, through either the account-level or per-reel Allow people to download your reels setting. This applies to reels only, and only on the endpoints listed below that read other users’ media. The setting is evaluated against the reel’s owner, so it can apply to a reel you co-authored. Reading your own media through GET //media or GET / is not affected by this condition.
This gives media returned by the Instagram APIs the same download and copyright protections that already apply in the Instagram app. All other fields on the media object, such as id, permalink, caption, and timestamp, are returned as normal. Image media and carousel containers are not affected, though a carousel’s video children can be. Requests still return a 200 response. Treat media_url as an optional field in your app and fall back to permalink or thumbnail_url when it is absent.
This change applies to both graph.facebook.com and graph.instagram.com.
Endpoints affected by both the download setting and copyright checks
- GET /?fields=business_discovery{media}
- GET //tags
- GET //mentioned_media
- GET //mentioned_comment
- GET //top_media
- GET //recent_media
- GET //collaborative_media
Endpoints affected by the copyright check only
- GET /
- GET //children
- GET //media
- GET //stories
- GET //live_media
- GET //collaboration_invites
Nested media reached through field expansion, such as carousel children or the media on a comment, inherit the conditions that apply to the originating request. For example, GET //children is subject to the copyright check alone, but children returned by business_discovery{media{children}} are also subject to the download setting.
For more information, see Allow people to download your reels This link opens in a new tab or window, Copyright This link opens in a new tab or window, and Using audio in reels This link opens in a new tab or window.
Original source - Jul 30, 2026
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Facebook Marketing API by Meta
Version 26.0
Facebook Marketing API adds Ads in WhatsApp Status support and new ad creative controls, including wamo_whatsapp_identity_spec. It also updates Shops Ads defaults and announces several deprecations and placement removals across campaigns, audiences, insights, and placements.
Ads in WhatsApp Status are available via the Marketing API.
Learn more about ads in WhatsApp Status.
Marketing API
July 29, 2026
Available until TBD
Blog post
Ad Creative
WhatsApp Status ads: wamo_whatsapp_identity_spec
Applies to v26.0+.
The wamo_whatsapp_identity_spec field is now available on ad creative creation and readable on ad creative GET endpoints for GK-enabled ad accounts. This field allows advertisers to specify a WhatsApp identity when creating creatives for WhatsApp Status ad placements.
Additionally, if the WhatsApp Status placement is included and user_age_unknown is not set, it will default to true.
The following endpoints are affected:
- POST /{ad-account-id}/adcreatives
- GET /{ad-creative-id}
- GET /{ad-account-id}/adcreatives
- GET /{campaign-id}/adcreatives
- GET /{ad-id}/adcreatives
Shops Ads default to WEBSITE_AND_SHOP
Applies to v26.0+.
Eligible Shops Ads creatives will now automatically default to destination_spec.destination_type = WEBSITE_AND_SHOP when the advertiser has an IAB offsite checkout-enabled shop. Advertisers can opt out by explicitly setting destination_type to WEBSITE_AND_SHOP_OPT_OUT.
The following endpoint is affected:
- POST /{ad-account-id}/adcreatives
Poll ads deprecation
Applies to v26.0+. Will apply to all versions October 27, 2026.
Poll is no longer available in ad creative. The poll_spec field and the "poll" enum value for the type field under interactive_components_spec are no longer available when creating or updating ads. Poll-related fields should be removed from the creative spec.
The following endpoints are affected:
- POST /{ad-account-id}/adcreatives
- POST /{ad-account-id}/ads
- POST /{ad-id}
- GET /{ad-account-id}/generatepreviews
Ads
applink_treatment=web_only deprecation for Web and App campaigns
Applies to v26.0+. Will apply to all versions October 27, 2026.
The applink_treatment field set to web_only is deprecated for Web and App campaigns. Use automatic or deeplink_with_web_fallback instead.
The following endpoints are affected:
- POST /act_{ad-account-id}/ads
- POST /{ad-id}
Advantage+ Campaigns
Explicit advantage_audience flag required for HEF campaigns
Applies to v26.0+. Will apply to all versions October 27, 2026.
Campaigns with Special Ad Categories for Housing, Employment, or Financial products and services (HEF) that use targeting automation via the Marketing API must now explicitly set the advantage_audience flag. Previously, HEF campaigns could create ad sets with constrained targeting setups without specifying this flag.
With this change, if a HEF campaign has constrained targeting (for example, custom audience inclusions or detailed targeting), the API will return an error when the advantage_audience flag is not explicitly provided. This aligns HEF campaign behavior with the existing requirement for non-HEF campaigns and ensures advertisers are making an intentional choice about Advantage+ Audience for regulated ad categories.
The following endpoints are affected:
- POST /{ad-account-id}/adsets
- POST /{adset-id}/copies
Audiences
Lookalike country and location_spec deprecation
Applies to v26.0+. Will apply to all versions September 1, 2026.
The country and location_spec fields in lookalike_spec are deprecated when creating Lookalike audiences. These fields are now silently ignored and the API creates a parent (countryless) Lookalike audience. Location targeting is determined by the ad set, matching existing Audience Manager behavior. Callers passing deprecated fields will receive a deprecation warning but the request will succeed.
When country is specified on new Lookalikes, advertisers will see the following message:
The country and location_spec fields are no longer available in lookalike_spec. Your lookalike audiences will deliver to the locations selected in your ad sets’ audiences.
The following endpoint is affected:
- POST /{ad-account-id}/customaudiences
Insights
Delivery Estimate: daily_outcomes_curve, budget_guardrail, estimate_dau deprecation
Applies to v26.0+. Will apply to all versions October 27, 2026.
The daily_outcomes_curve, budget_guardrail, and estimate_dau fields on the Delivery Estimate endpoint were originally powered by the Bison / Outcome Prediction backend, which has been fully deprecated. These fields currently return hardcoded 0 or empty data and provide no useful information to developers, so they are being removed.
The following endpoints are affected:
- GET /{ad-account-id}/delivery_estimate
- GET /{adset-id}/delivery_estimate
Placements
Instagram Explore Feed placement removed
Applies to v26.0+.
The Instagram Explore Feed placement is no longer available.
The following endpoints are affected:
- POST /act_{ad-account-id}/adsets
- POST /{ad_set-id}
Messenger Stories placement removed
Applies to v26.0+. Will apply to all versions late August 2026.
The Messenger Stories placement (story in messenger_positions) is no longer available. Campaigns using this placement will have it automatically removed from their effective placements.
Migration guidance: Remove "story" from the messenger_positions array in your targeting spec. If messenger_positions only contained "story", remove the messenger_positions field entirely. If you are using Advantage+ Placements (automatic placements), no action is needed — the system will automatically exclude this placement.
The following endpoints are affected:
- POST /act_{ad-account-id}/adsets
- POST /{ad_set-id}
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Original source - Jul 28, 2026
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Introducing Web Calling on WhatsApp, Plus More New Updates
WhatsApp adds new calling features across web, desktop, and mobile, including Web Calling, call transfer, a waiting room for approved group calls, QuickHD for faster high-definition video, and noise suppression for clearer audio.
Whether you're on your phone, at your desk, or switching between the two, calling on WhatsApp just works, privately and simply. Today, we are bringing new features to make that easier no matter where you are or what device you're on.
Web Calling
You can now make and receive audio and video calls, both one-on-one and group, directly from WhatsApp Web. No app download required.
Whether you're a college student on a shared computer, using a work laptop that doesn't allow app downloads, or simply prefer your browser, you can jump on a call without leaving the browser you're already on. You'll have access to features available on your other devices including screen sharing, reactions, and a dedicated Calls tab with your full call history and favorites, all from your browser.
Your calls on the web are end-to-end encrypted — with no time limits and at no cost. It’s the same private experience you expect from WhatsApp.
Call Transfer
Move an active group call from one device to another without hanging up. For those moments when you’re on the go and start a call on your mobile device or tablet, you can seamlessly transfer it to WhatsApp Web or Desktop when you arrive home to collaborate on a larger screen – or vice versa.
Waiting Room
For when you want more control of who joins your group calls and when, we've introduced Waiting Room. When you create a WhatsApp call link with "Require approval to join" enabled, participants will enter a waiting room until you're ready to let them in.
QuickHD
We’ve been improving the video experience at the beginning of a call. With QuickHD, you can now enjoy high-definition video immediately in the very first few seconds of the call.
Noise Suppression
We've launched noise suppression to remove the background noise around you so your voice comes through clearly to the person you’re calling – even in loud or busy environments. It can be managed at any time in your in-call settings.
These features are rolling out gradually and will be available to everyone soon. We hope they make your WhatsApp calling even simpler to use.
Original source - Jul 28, 2026
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Introducing WhatsApp Web Calling, Plus More New Features
WhatsApp introduces easier calling across devices with audio and video calls on WhatsApp Web, call transfer between devices, a waiting room for approved group calls, instant HD video, and noise suppression for clearer calls.
Takeaways
- We’re introducing new features to make WhatsApp calls even easier, like calling from WhatsApp Web, call transfer, background noise suppression, and more.
Whether you’re on your phone, at your desk, or switching between the two, WhatsApp gives you a private and simple way to make calls. Today, we are bringing new features to make calling even easier, no matter where you are or what device you’re on.
Call Directly From WhatsApp Web
You can now make and receive audio and video calls, both one-on-one and group, directly from WhatsApp Web. No app download required.
Whether you’re a college student on a shared computer, using a work laptop that doesn’t allow app downloads, or simply prefer your browser, you can jump on a call without leaving the browser you’re already on. You’ll have access to features available on your other devices including screen sharing, reactions, and a dedicated Calls tab with your full call history and favorites, all from your browser.
Your calls on the web are end-to-end encrypted — with no time limits and at no cost. It’s the same private experience you expect from WhatsApp.
Transfer Calls Between Devices
Move an active group call from one device to another without hanging up. For those moments when you’re on the go and start a call on your mobile device or tablet, you can seamlessly transfer it to WhatsApp Web or Desktop when you arrive home to collaborate on a larger screen – or vice versa.
A Waiting Room for Group Calls
For when you want more control of who joins your group calls and when, we’ve introduced waiting room. When you create a WhatsApp call link with “Require approval to join” enabled, participants will enter a waiting room until you’re ready to let them in.
Instant HD Video
We’ve been improving the video experience at the beginning of a call. With QuickHD, you can now enjoy high-definition video immediately in the very first few seconds of the call.
Drown Out the Noise
We’ve launched noise suppression to remove the background noise around you so your voice comes through clearly to the person you’re calling — even in loud or busy environments. It can be managed at any time in your in-call settings.
These features are rolling out gradually and will be available to everyone soon. We hope they make your WhatsApp calling even simpler to use.
Original source - Jul 24, 2026
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Introducing Seller, an App for Facebook Marketplace Sellers
Facebook launches Seller, a dedicated app for Facebook Marketplace sellers in the US. It brings AI-powered listing creation, a unified inbox, inventory management, performance insights, and a home view to help sellers manage and grow their business in one place.
Takeaways
- Seller is a new app built for people who sell on Facebook Marketplace, giving them dedicated tools, like AI-powered listing creation, a unified inbox, inventory management, and performance insights, in one place.
- Now available on the App Store for US users 18 and older, Seller is purpose-built for the people who sell on Marketplace the most, giving them one place to run and grow their selling business.
Facebook Marketplace turns ten this year. What started as people buying and selling in Facebook Groups has grown into a destination where 430 million items are listed each month globally, and for many has turned into a side hustle, a small business, real income. Today, those sellers get their own app.
Seller is a dedicated space to manage listings, reach buyers, and grow your business — available now on the App Store for people 18+ in the United States.
How It Works
Seller syncs with Facebook Marketplace, your existing listings, messages, and selling history carry over, and anything you create in the app automatically appears on Marketplace, where buyers already shop. You can still sell on Marketplace directly from Facebook, but if you’re looking for a dedicated space to manage and grow your business, Seller is for you.
What’s Included
- Seller home: A dedicated home that surfaces what needs your attention — items to ship, buyers to respond to, listings to reprice — alongside a snapshot of your sales performance.
- Listing creation: Upload photos and Meta AI will fill in the details like title, description, price suggestion, and category, so you can publish fast. And the bulk listing feature allows you to create multiple listings at once.
- Listing management: View, edit, relist, and manage your full inventory from a single place.
- Unified seller inbox: Find all your buyer messages organized in one place, threaded by item, so you can see every conversation tied to a specific listing.
- Performance insights: See what’s working with performance data like views, clicks, message threads, and sold listings to price competitively and make smarter decisions about your inventory.
Seller is available now on the App Store, with a web experience for sellers who download the app on iOS and Android testing underway. This is just the start — we’ll continue to evolve the app based on feedback from our seller community.
Original source - Jul 24, 2026
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Introducing Facebook Verified
Facebook launches Facebook Verified, a free selfie-based badge that confirms a real person behind a profile. The badge appears in Marketplace, Dating, Groups, and profiles, with broader support planned as the rollout expands to more markets.
Takeaways
- We’re launching Facebook Verified, a free badge that verifies there’s a real person behind a profile using a simple selfie-based verification process.
- The badge appears where it matters most on Facebook, with no subscription fee.
Every day, billions of people use Facebook for genuine connection between real people — to buy and sell on Facebook Marketplace, meet someone on Facebook Dating, or join a conversation in Groups. As AI makes it easier to generate content, profiles, and messages, we want to provide a way for you to know there is a real person on the other side of a profile. That’s why we’re introducing Facebook Verified, a free badge for people on Facebook.
How It Works
Facebook Verified uses a simple selfie-based process. You record a short video selfie, which we check against your existing profile photos to confirm a match. The process is free and typically takes just a few minutes. Accounts must meet our trust and safety standards to qualify for verification.
Facebook Verified is available to eligible Facebook users, 18 years and older on Facebook who are in good standing with our Community Standards, specifically those prohibiting fraud, scams, and deceptive practices, and who exhibit no evidence of inauthentic behavior. It is not available for Pages or ProMode accounts.
We’re rolling out Facebook Verified in phases, starting in select markets with plans to expand globally.
Where You’ll See It
Once verified, your badge will appear across the places on Facebook where it matters most: Marketplace, Dating, Groups, and Profile to start. Over time, we’ll add badges in Feed posts as well. There’s no subscription fee — you verify once, and the badge travels with you across Facebook.
When you’re browsing Marketplace listings, looking at a dating profile, or checking out someone’s profile in a Group, you’ll see the Verified badge on accounts that have completed the verification process.
What the Badge Means — and What It Doesn’t
The Facebook Verified badge means a profile belongs to a real person — someone who completed selfie verification and meets our trust and safety standards. It’s a quick, visible signal, before you respond to a listing, accept a date, or join a conversation, that there’s a real person on the other end.
The Facebook Verified badge does not mean that Facebook endorses the user or guarantees their trustworthiness. All users are still subject to Meta’s policies, like Community Standards and Commerce Policies.
As AI makes it easier to do more on Facebook, a clear signal that distinguishes real people becomes essential. That’s what Facebook Verified is for: keeping the moments that matter on Facebook grounded in real people.
Original source - Jul 24, 2026
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Connecting Real People on Facebook
Facebook introduces Seller, a new Marketplace app with AI-powered listing tools, unified inbox, inventory management and insights, and launches Facebook Verified, a free badge for real-person profiles. It also plans a more immersive, video-first app experience.
Takeaways
- Facebook Marketplace is turning 10, and we’re building a new app, Seller, to provide new tools for the people that sell the most on Marketplace.
- One out of three young adults on Facebook in the US uses Facebook Marketplace daily.
- We’re also rolling out Facebook Verified, a free badge that shows there’s a real person behind the profile.
Ten years ago, Facebook Marketplace was created because people were already using Facebook Groups to connect with others by buying and selling stuff. At the time, there was some industry skepticism about whether a marketplace made sense on our platform. But the reason Marketplace works is the same reason any product works on Facebook: Facebook allows real people to see each other, connect, and exchange — whether that’s sharing a funny video or buying the perfect vintage piece from someone in your community.
Now, Marketplace is a go-to destination for buying and selling vehicles, home decor, fashion, electronics, and so much more — from local finds to items shipped right to your door. One in three young adults on Facebook in the US uses Facebook Marketplace daily. Every month, there are 430 million items and 44 million vehicles listed on Facebook Marketplace globally. And we’re exploring the ability for small businesses to list on Marketplace.
Seller, A New App From Facebook
As we celebrate Facebook Marketplace’s 10th anniversary, we’re exploring a new way to make the experience of selling better, especially for people who sell on Marketplace the most.
Seller is a Facebook app that puts everything a seller needs in one place: AI-powered listing creation, a unified inbox, inventory management, and performance insights. It’s connected to the same Facebook network — your buyers and community are still right where they are. What changes is your workflow. If you’re listing thirty items a week, it gets a lot simpler.
Purpose-Built Apps
We recently started to explore other purpose-built apps for the people who specifically do one thing the most on Facebook. In May we started testing Forum, a new app for Facebook Groups. Fully synced with your groups, it introduces features like Group Ask for tapping into firsthand experience and Admin AI to help admins manage and grow their communities. In June, we announced that Facebook Creator Studio is coming back reimagined as an app that shows creators exactly what to do next to succeed on Facebook.
Underlying our new apps is a belief that we can leverage AI to remove friction and empower the people who are making things happen on Facebook. If you’re listing on Marketplace, AI will help you write the description, suggest a price, and tag it in about 30 seconds. If you’re using Groups to crowdsource info, AI will help you find all the relevant past posts. AI can help you find the right person on Facebook Dating without having to swipe once. Creators on Facebook can leverage Creator Assistant, an AI tool to help brainstorm content ideas, understand your performance in plain language, and get personalized guidance based on your audience. And everyone on Facebook is getting better and more relevant recommendations across Feed, Video, Search, and more.
Facebook Verified
As AI makes it easier to create, find and do more on Facebook, one thing stays irreplaceable: real connections between real people. So it’s more important than ever to provide a way of knowing the person on the other side is real.
Starting Monday, we’re launching Facebook Verified, a free badge that shows there’s a real person behind the profile who has completed a selfie verification and whose account meets our trust and safety standards. If you’re buying from someone on Marketplace or considering meeting someone from Facebook Dating or from a local Group, Facebook Verification provides credibility and peace of mind that the person is real before you engage.
Immersive Video
Beyond evolving the tools for people who do things on Facebook, we’re also thinking about the experience for people who come to be entertained and connect with authentic creators. People are showing us they want more immersive, visual, video-forward experiences, and video is where conversations are happening, communities are forming, and even commerce is starting to take place.
So later this year, we’ll begin testing a reimagined experience that puts a subset of people who we think want more video on Facebook into full-screen video the moment they open the app. People will have the option to opt out and go back to a Feed-first experience if they choose, and Classic Feed will always be available as the second tab in the app, just one click away. We’ll start this test internationally in video-heavy countries and explore bringing it to the US next year.
Twenty years in, we’re always improving what Facebook looks and feels like — as people’s needs evolve, Facebook does too. The pattern that informs our products is always the same: people show us what they want through how they use the app. We listen, we learn, we experiment, and we evolve.
Put simply, the best things about Facebook come from real people. Our job is to keep making it easier for people to do what they want on Facebook — sell, create, watch, organize, connect, fall in love, find a couch. If you spend time on Facebook, that time should make your life off Facebook better. If we’re not making it easier to connect with one another, we’re not doing our job.
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New Feature Roundup: Sign up on iPad, WhatsApp in your car, and more
WhatsApp adds iPad account sign-up, refreshed CarPlay and Android Auto, in-chat PDF viewing and light editing on web and desktop, and song sharing from Apple Music or Spotify to Status.
Sign up for WhatsApp from your iPad:
Since we announced WhatsApp for iPad last year, one of the biggest things we've heard from people is wanting to create a WhatsApp account directly on their iPad, without needing to link to their phone. Now you can. Register for WhatsApp directly on the iPad app, set up your account, and you're in.
Revamped CarPlay and Android Auto:
We've completely refreshed the experience on both. Now you can hear and respond to messages, make calls, see your call history, and reach your favorites – hands-free and right from your car's screen.
PDFs, upgraded:
You can now open PDFs directly in WhatsApp without downloading them, then make lightweight edits like highlighting and annotating right in the chat. Available on web and desktop, powered by Adobe Acrobat.
Share what you're listening to:
Sharing music is a way of expressing yourself, and now you can easily share a song straight from Apple Music or Spotify to your WhatsApp Status. With just a couple of taps, your friends can see what you're into right now, making your Status even more uniquely you.
These features are already rolling out now. We hope they make it easier than ever to keep up with your life.
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