Facebook says that, for the next few days, it will be notifying individuals that if they desire to continue sending mobile message, they'll have to download the Messenger app.
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" As we've said, our objective is to focus development 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 composed declaration.
" Messenger is used by more than 200 million people each month, and we'll keep working to make it a much more interesting way to get in touch with people."
In April, Facebook announced the change was coming. It has been rolled out to Android and iOS users in parts of Europe and elsewhere ever since, and is now pertaining to the United States.
In November, after Facebook launched Messenger 3.0, the business stopped messaging in the core Facebook app for people who currently had Messenger.
Fortunately for individuals still using just the Facebook app is that they'll have the ability to message good 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 "go back to Facebook" icon.
The appeal of apps like Messenger and WhatsApp, which Facebook purchased in February, are assisting change the guidelines for texting. Wireless plans that charge for texting are ending up being a thing of the past in the United States, though they remain the standard in places like India, South America and Africa, where WhatsApp has become a popular, almost totally free alternative.