Facebook states that, for the next few days, it will be notifying people that if they desire to continue sending out mobile message, they'll have to download the Messenger app.
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" As we have actually said, our objective is to focus development efforts on making Messenger the best mobile messaging experience possible and prevent the confusion of having different Facebook mobile messaging experiences," a Facebook spokesperson stated Tuesday in a written declaration.
" Messenger is utilized by more than 200 million people on a monthly basis, and we'll keep working to make it an even more appealing way to link with people."
In April, Facebook announced the modification was coming. It has been presented to Android and iOS users in parts of Europe and in other places ever since, and is now pertaining to the United States.
In November, after Facebook introduced Messenger 3.0, the company terminated messaging in the core Facebook app for individuals who currently had Messenger.
The bright side for people still using simply the Facebook app is that they'll be able to message friends in similar way they do now. Once both apps are set up, tapping the "message" icon on the Facebook app will simply send out the user to Messenger. They'll be able to return via a "return to Facebook" icon.
The popularity of apps like Messenger and WhatsApp, which Facebook acquired in February, are helping alter the rules for texting. Wireless plans that charge for texting are ending up being a distant memory in the United States, though they remain the norm in locations like India, South America and Africa, where WhatsApp has become a popular, almost free alternative.