Facebook says that, for the next few days, it will be alerting individuals that if they wish to continue sending mobile message, they'll require to download the Messenger app.
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" As we have actually stated, our goal is to focus advancement efforts on making Messenger the very best mobile messaging experience possible and prevent the confusion of having different Facebook mobile messaging experiences," a Facebook spokesperson stated Tuesday in a written statement.
" Messenger is used by more than 200 million individuals each month, and we'll keep working to make it a much more appealing method to get in touch with people."
In April, Facebook revealed the modification was coming. It has been rolled out to Android and iOS users in parts of Europe and somewhere else since then, and is now pertaining to the United States.
In November, after Facebook introduced Messenger 3.0, the company stopped messaging in the core Facebook app for people who already had Messenger.
Fortunately for people still utilizing just the Facebook app is that they'll be able to message pals in much the very same method 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 have the ability to return through a "go back to Facebook" icon.
The appeal of apps like Messenger and WhatsApp, which Facebook purchased in February, are assisting alter the rules for texting. Wireless prepares that charge for texting are ending up being a distant memory in the United States, though they remain the standard in locations like India, South America and Africa, where WhatsApp has actually become a popular, nearly totally free option.