Meta is testing and rolling out a new iPhone app called “Forum,” described across reports as a Reddit-like experience built from existing Facebook Groups. The app presents a dedicated feed for group conversations separate from the main Facebook app, prioritizing posts from a user’s Groups rather than mixing them with friends’ updates, Pages, or broad algorithmic recommendations. When users first log in, Forum asks what they want to see more of, indicating it may also surface additional group content aligned with their interests. Posts made in Forum sync with the main Facebook app and appear mutually between both experiences. Forum requires a Facebook account to sign in and includes support for anonymized usernames for public interactions, with group administrators still able to see real identities. Several sources say Forum includes AI features: an “Ask” function that pulls answers from across a user’s groups, and AI tools for moderators to help with administrative tasks. The app has no formal launch event and was spotted via an App Store listing. Some outlets note that Meta previously launched a dedicated Facebook Groups app years earlier before discontinuing it in 2017.
Meta quietly launches “Forum,” a standalone app for Facebook Groups with AI features
Meta is testing and rolling out a new iPhone app called “Forum,” described across reports as a Reddit-like experience built from existing Facebook Groups. The app presents a dedicated feed for group c...
- Meta launches or tests a standalone iPhone app called “Forum” built around Facebook Groups.
- Forum provides a dedicated feed that surfaces group conversations separately from the main Facebook experience.
- Users can use AI features, including “Ask,” which draws on answers across their groups, and an AI assistant for moderators.
- Content posted in Forum syncs with the main Facebook app, and vice versa.
- Forum requires Facebook account sign-in and supports anonymized usernames for public interactions, with administrators able to see real identities.
Meta launches Forum, a new Reddit-like app for Facebook Groups with AI-powered discussions, nickname-based posting, and community-focused feeds; currently unavailable in India
3 months agoForum is a standalone version of Facebook Groups plus AI assistants.
3 months agoThe company quietly launched the app on Friday, and some say it looks a lot like Reddit.
3 months agoMeta's new Forum app for iPhones takes Facebook Groups and moves them to a dedicated app with a dedicated AI chatbot to go with it, like an AI revamp of the ill-fated Groups app Facebook shut down in 2017. Rather than going to ChatGPT or tacking "Reddit" onto the end of a Google search, Forum […]
3 months agoThe new standalone app sits on top of Facebook Groups, adds an AI tab called “Ask” and an admin assistant, and arrives the same month Mark Zuckerberg told staff he and Chris Cox had discussed whether they could build 50 new apps. Meta has released a new standalone app called Forum, without a launch event, […] This story continues at The Next Web
3 months agoMeta today launched a new standalone app called "Forum" that brings Facebook Groups into a dedicated feed separate from the main Facebook experience. The app was spotted by Matt Navarra without any formal announcement from the company. Its App Store listing describes Forum as "a dedicated space for the conversations that matter most to you," built for the groups users already belong to and those they have yet to discover. Forum's feed surfaces conversations from a user's existing Groups instead of mixing them with posts from friends, Pages, and algorithmically recommended content. When logging in for the first time, users are asked what they want to see more of, suggesting the app will also surface posts from other Groups aligned with their interests. Any post made through Forum syncs back to the main Facebook app, and vice versa. Users will need an existing Facebook account to sign in. The app supports anonymized usernames for public interactions, similar to the option already available on Facebook, though group administrators can still see the real identities behind those accounts. Two AI features are available in Forum. The first, called "Ask," is said to pull answers from across a user's Groups so they don't have to search each community individually. The second is an AI-powered assistant for group moderators to help manage administrative tasks. This is not Meta's first attempt at a standalone Groups product. The company launched a dedicated Facebook Groups app years ago before discontinuing it in 2017. A comparison to Reddit has been drawn given the app's focus on niche community discussions, real-people recommendations, and question-and-answer style content. Forum is available on the App Store now.Tags: Facebook, MetaThis article, "Meta Quietly Launches 'Forum,' a Standalone Facebook Groups App" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
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