Facebook states that, for the next few days, it will be informing people that if they wish to continue sending out mobile message, they'll have to download the Messenger app.
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" As we have actually said, our objective is to focus development 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 said Tuesday in a written declaration.
" Messenger is used by more than 200 million people monthly, and we'll keep working to make it an even more interesting way to connect with people."
In April, Facebook announced the modification was coming. It has actually been presented to Android and iOS users in parts of Europe and elsewhere ever since, and is now concerning the United States.
In November, after Facebook released Messenger 3.0, the business ceased messaging in the core Facebook app for people who currently had Messenger.
The good news for people still using just the Facebook app is that they'll have the ability to message friends in similar method they do now. Once both apps are set up, tapping the "message" icon on the Facebook app will merely send out the user to Messenger. They'll have the ability to return by means of a "return to Facebook" icon.
The popularity 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 becoming 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 ended up being a popular, almost complimentary option.