Facebook says that, for the next couple of days, it will be informing individuals that if they wish to continue sending out mobile message, they'll have to download the Messenger app.
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" As we've 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 spokesperson stated Tuesday in a composed statement.
" Messenger is used by more than 200 million people on a monthly basis, and we'll keep working to make it a much more interesting way to link with people."
In April, Facebook revealed the change was coming. It has been rolled out to Android and iOS users in parts of Europe and in other places because then, and is now pertaining to the United States.
In November, after Facebook launched Messenger 3.0, the company discontinued messaging in the core Facebook app for individuals who currently had Messenger.
The bright side for individuals still using just the Facebook app is that they'll be able to message good friends in similar method they do now. Once both apps are set up, tapping the "message" icon on the Facebook app will just send out the user to Messenger. They'll have the ability to return through a "return to Facebook" icon.
The appeal of apps like Messenger and WhatsApp, which Facebook bought 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 locations like India, South America and Africa, where WhatsApp has actually ended up being a popular, nearly complimentary alternative.