Facebook is Removing Messenging From Its Main App, Forcing Users to Download Facebook Messenger

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Posted July 28, 2014 at 10:19pm by iClarified

Facebook is removing messaging features from its main app, requiring users to download Facebook Messenger to continue sending and receiving messages going forward, reports TechCrunch.

Facebook provided the following announcement to the site:

“In the next few days, we’re continuing to notify more people that if they want to send and receive Facebook messages, they’ll need to download the Messenger app. As we’ve said, our goal is to focus development efforts on making Messenger the best mobile messaging experience possible and avoid the confusion of having separate Facebook mobile messaging experiences. Messenger is used by more than 200 million people every month, and we’ll keep working to make it an even more engaging way to connect with people.”

Facebook already started forcing users in Europe to use Messenger in April; however, after seeing "positive results" its rolling out the change to all users.

You can download Facebook Messenger from the App Store for free.

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Ali dhia - July 29, 2014 at 9:30am

People usually try to combine more functionality in one app instead of making more apps. Isnt that pointless ?

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Md naushad - July 29, 2014 at 9:00am

Finally... Tym has come to say gudbye to facebook ..

matrixmaniac - July 29, 2014 at 7:49am

Only a matter of time until they kill (merge) WhatsApp... and of course will make WhatsApp users accept their new privacy policies etc....

Dommm - July 29, 2014 at 6:56am

Is this for the iPad too

yourmom - July 29, 2014 at 1:05am

easier for the NSA to scan data

gamerscul9870 - July 29, 2014 at 12:07am

That's why we were created. Easier to tag people rather then friending them in order to, but you do have to find the username to say the least for amount if work.

Grup - July 28, 2014 at 11:51pm

Go ahaed facebook.i hace whatsapp :)

Rob - July 28, 2014 at 11:28pm

No! This is a bad move Facebook. I won't be downloading the app. Goodbye Facebook messaging!!!

gamerscul9870 - July 28, 2014 at 10:53pm

It was already mentioned that they would do this, but come on, it's like if apple would force people to move to iTunes instead of the App Store just to purchase apps.

Steve - July 28, 2014 at 10:35pm

I won't be downloading an extra app for Facebook. I've already added Swarm to Fousquare; I don't like this trend. Stupid!

areilly111 - July 28, 2014 at 10:33pm

No it's ok Facebook I'll just keep the old version of Facebook installed. Why even bother with a messaging app why not just have it so there's one app that connects to everything Facebook.

areilly111 - July 28, 2014 at 10:34pm

Oh wait there is atm (July 28, 2014) it's called Facebook

Pete - July 28, 2014 at 10:28pm

stupid.. there will be seperate messaging app for every sh.t..

stevenlacross - July 28, 2014 at 10:23pm

No thank you. I don't want two different apps for one service.