Facebook (FB) Groups, a new app for the social media company’s Groups feature, was released on Tuesday.

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Facebook Groups is a service offered by the social media company that allows users to form groups of people to help them stay in contact with them. The feature has been used by people across the world and has several different uses, which includes using it for planning events.

Here are a few things to know about the Facebook Groups app.

• The app is available for devices running Google’s (GOOG) Android and Apple’s (AAPL) iOS.
• It will suggest new groups for users to join based off of several factors.
• Users can create new groups with ease.
• The app is available in all countries.
• Users can choose to share information specifically with members of a certain group.

To learn more about the Facebook Groups apps, click here.

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