Facebook says that, for the next couple of days, it will be notifying individuals that if they desire to continue sending mobile message, they'll need to download the Messenger app.
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" As we've said, our objective 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 composed declaration.
" Messenger is utilized 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 people."
In April, Facebook announced the modification was coming. It has actually been rolled out to Android and iOS users in parts of Europe and somewhere else ever since, 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 people who already had Messenger.
The bright side for people still using just the Facebook app is that they'll have the ability to message buddies in similar method they do now. Once both apps are installed, tapping the "message" icon on the Facebook app will simply send the user to Messenger. They'll be able to return via a "go back to Facebook" icon.
The popularity of apps like Messenger and WhatsApp, which Facebook acquired in February, are assisting change the rules for texting. Wireless plans that charge for texting are becoming a distant memory in the United States, though they remain the standard in places like India, South America and Africa, where WhatsApp has ended up being a popular, nearly totally free option.