Facebook says that, for the next few days, it will be notifying individuals that if they wish to continue sending out mobile message, they'll need to download the Messenger app.
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" As we have actually said, our objective is to focus advancement efforts on making Messenger the very best mobile messaging experience possible and prevent the confusion of having separate Facebook mobile messaging experiences," a Facebook spokeswoman stated Tuesday in a composed declaration.
" Messenger is utilized by more than 200 million individuals monthly, and we'll keep working to make it a much more appealing method to get in touch with people."
In April, Facebook announced the modification was coming. It has been rolled out to Android and iOS users in parts of Europe and somewhere else ever since, and is now coming to the United States.
In November, after Facebook launched Messenger 3.0, the company discontinued messaging in the core Facebook app for people who currently had Messenger.
The bright side for people still using just the Facebook app is that they'll be able to message good friends in much the exact same method they do now. Once both apps are installed, tapping the "message" icon on the Facebook app will just send out the user to Messenger. They'll be able to return by means of a "return to Facebook" icon.
The popularity of apps like Messenger and WhatsApp, which Facebook acquired in February, are helping change the guidelines for texting. Wireless prepares that charge for texting are becoming a thing of the past in the United States, though they stay the norm in places like India, South America and Africa, where WhatsApp has become a popular, nearly totally free alternative.