That Facebook was jumping on the bandwagon of audio chat platforms and developing a version along the same lines as Clubhouse, It was already known. But it seems that the idea was taken literally, as images revealed by an informant show that the social network basically just copied the name.

The leak was revealed on Twitter by informant Alessandro Paluzzi, who found the previews of the screen after digging through the source code of the Facebook app. The social network is reportedly working on native support for audio chat rooms, without the need for Messenger or Instagram – which is also developing it. your version of Clubhouse.

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The difference, according to the images, is that the rooms in the Facebook version will also support video. Other than that, the design is basically the same. Paluzzi explains that the user interface is just a mockup at the moment, as Facebook's Clubhouse "appears to be in an early stage of development."

The leaker also shows another screen for configuring conversations. There, users will be able to choose, presumably before creating a room, the “live audio”, “audio” and “video” formats. Of these, the first will be accessible to anyone on Facebook, generating an access link. The last two will be private, although there are no details yet on how they will work.

There is no forecast for the arrival of the “Facebook Clubhouse” version for the general public, or even certainty that the interface will remain so similar. It may be the case of literally taking the other application as a base. In the meantime, the original audio social network remains available only to iPhone users, since, for Android, the promised version is still available. it can take a long time.

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