Facebook states that, for the next couple of days, it will be notifying people that if they desire to continue sending out mobile message, they'll require to download the Messenger app.
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" As we've stated, our goal is to focus advancement efforts on making Messenger the best mobile messaging experience possible and avoid the confusion of having different Facebook mobile messaging experiences," a Facebook spokeswoman said Tuesday in a written declaration.
" Messenger is used by more than 200 million individuals every month, and we'll keep working to make it an even more engaging way to get in touch with individuals."
In April, Facebook revealed the change was coming. It has been presented to Android and iOS users in parts of Europe and in other places since then, and is now concerning the United States.
In November, after Facebook launched Messenger 3.0, the company terminated messaging in the core Facebook app for people who already had Messenger.
The bright side for individuals still using just the Facebook app is that they'll have the ability to message buddies in much the same method they do now. Once both apps are installed, tapping the "message" icon on the Facebook app will merely 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 purchased in February, are assisting alter the guidelines for texting. Wireless prepares that charge for texting are ending up being 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 actually ended up being a popular, nearly totally free alternative.