Thứ Ba, 29 tháng 7, 2014

Facebook Messenger App Made Mandatory for Chatting on Android and iPhone


Facebook, back in April, started forcing the Facebook Messenger app on users for mobile chat. The company had then announced that it was removing the chat messaging feature from its main Facebook app, forcing users to download the Messenger app for chat with Facebook contacts on their mobiles.

Now, we reports that the company will stop allowing instant messaging via main Facebook for Android and iPhone apps, prompting all users to download the company's standalone Facebook Messenger app.

Facebook initially started notifying users in France, England and several other European countries for downloading the dedicated Messenger app for instant messaging on the social platform.
The social networking giant told TechCrunch it had seen "positive results" in Europe in terms of user engagement, and so decided to move ahead with rolling-out the standalone app to everyone.

The company notes that users can continue to chat via the main Facebook app on iPad tablets, feature phones, Windows Phone devices, via Paper app, and the Web-based desktop interface.
Notably, for easy switching between the Facebook app and the Messenger app, the social networking giant has now included a Messenger shortcut option at the bottom of the Facebook app. Once clicked, users are led to the Messenger app, from where they can head back to the main Facebook app by clicking on the 'touch to return to Facebook' option.

Facebook said, "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."

Previously, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg shared the news that the company's messaging app, Messenger, was being used by more than 200 million active users every month. Zuckerberg made the announcement during the company's first-quarter earnings call. According to Facebook, the monthly audience of Messenger was on par with Instagram's 200 million active users.

It's worth mentioning that Facebook's standalone app, Messenger will be up against the likes of some popular instant mobile messaging apps such as WeChat, Line, Snapchat and Viber. The social platform announced plans in February to buy the popular WhatsApp messaging app for $19 billion. The company recently also unveiled its Slingshot app, an ephemeral messaging app similar to Snapchat.

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Features:
- Get to all your messages without having to open Facebook.
- Bring your conversations to life with stickers and send photos privately.
- Have group conversations and make plans on the go.
- Share your location so people know when you're nearby.
- Know when people have seen your messages.
- See who's using Messenger and who's active on Facebook. 
- Stay logged in so you never miss a message.
- Turn off notifications when you're working, sleeping or just need a break.
- Never lose your conversation history or contacts.
This update also fixes a performance regression we found in version 5.0.0

Groups: Now you can create groups for the people you message most. Name them, set group photos and keep them all in one place.

Instant photo sharing: Take a photo and send it in just one tap. Plus, it's easier to send photos from your gallery.

Continued improvements: We're working to make the app more reliable and use less data.





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by Duy Minh7/27/2014
    

    
Don't have sign out function...
    

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by cobby7/27/2014
    

    
I want to make messenger call
    

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by Hiền7/27/2014
    

    
Excellent
    

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by Ruben7/27/2014
    

    
Need the update _-_ w/ video and voice chat
    

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by E.Pravinraj7/27/2014
    

    
I was so upset when I came to know that the free call option have still not arrived for windows phone.... OMG...
    

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by User7/27/2014
    

    
Great
    

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by User7/27/2014
    

    
Needs video and voice chat asap!
    

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by Uriu7/27/2014
    

    
Bom,porém não dá pra fazer logoff,não da pra usar outra conta.
    

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by Sumukha Rama7/27/2014
    

    
Shower than the slowest 😈.. I want fb in messaging hub.. **** smells better than this messenger.. Started hating Google and Facebook because u r trying to kill WP..
    

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by khanikar7/27/2014
    

    
Not good... Slow performance
    

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Facebook Messenger manages to compartmentalize one of Facebook's most important features and make it instantly more accessible on any mobile device. The result is a must-have app for anyone who communicates through Facebook as much as or more than they do using their phone. Using the core features of the iPhone, combined with the social tools of Facebook, it is an immediate upgrade for all of your communications tools.



Facebook Messenger is a relatively bare-bones app. After installation, you log in--an automatic process if you have Facebook log-ins stored on your phone --and you can see all of your recent messages from Facebook. Tap the top-right corner to see your contacts and tap the "Compose" button to start a new message. The real draw of this app is that, when you receive a new message, it will be instantly delivered as a notification--much as a text message or iMessage would on your phone. The result is a Facebook-style text messaging system that allows you to communicate with anyone on Facebook as you would someone on your list of phone contacts.



Facebook Messenger seems like a strange offshoot of the core Facebook product, but for anyone that uses the messaging and communications tools on Facebook frequently enough to log in to their app more than once a day, the tool is a must have. It's easy to install, easy to use, and it makes sending and receiving messages much easier for anyone with an iPhone or iPad.



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Facebook Forces Users Worldwide To Download Messenger For Mobile Chat













Over the next few days, Facebook will stop allowing messaging in its main iPhone and Android apps, and force all their users around the world to download its standalone Messenger app. Facebook first started requiring users in Europe to use Messenger back in April, but after seeing “positive results” in terms of engagement, its rolling out the plan to the everyone. Facebook tells me people on Messenger reply about 20% faster, and not supporting multiple version of mobile chat will help it make both its main apps and Messenger better.











Mobile web, iPad, feature phone, Windows Phone, Paper, and desktop users can still message in their main Facebook apps or sites like before, and will be spared from this forced migration for now.



Previously, people could chat from a Messages tab in Facebook’s smartphone apps. They also had the option to download Messenger, which would turn the Messages tab into a notifications hub and shortcut that would fast-switch users into Messenger when tapped.



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Soon, though, iPhone and Android users will be forced into this bouncing around. They’ll get a few optional notices to download Messenger before chat eventually stops working in the main apps. Facebook will also send an email to people the change will impact that explains why it’s happening.



That little clock-wielding otter in the notification about the switch is cute, but he’s definitely going to annoy some people.



In what could be viewed as an attempt to avoid too much press attention Facebook declined to publish a blog post about the change. Instead, it’s notifying users directly, and it contacted me with this official statement:





“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.”







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Facebook is replacing the Messages tab with a Messenger shortcut in its main apps (left), which fast-switches users into Messenger with an option to hop back (right)





While the rationale for the forced migration might be logical, that doesn’t mean it will sit well with users.











Some people might simply not want to worry about managing two different Facebook apps. Others might have enjoyed the Chat Heads interface that allowed message multi-tasking, so they could chat over the top of what they were doing.



But Facebook counters that people send more photos, group messages, videos, stickers, and audio clips while using Messenger. That’s supposedly means they’re having a better experience. With 200 million users on Messenger sending 12 billion messages a day, Facebook wants to unify its efforts around the app and skip out on maintaining code for a parallel version inside its main apps.



You can watch Messenger’s designers explain why they built the fast-switching shortcut in this hands-on demo and interview:









Messenger really is a much cleaner, faster, more fun way to send Messages. And it’s been getting better over the last few months. It recently added recorded video sharing, and a slick split-screen selfie button for quickly capturing Snapchat-style photos and videos. At version 8, it’s a mature and stable standalone app, unlike the nascent Swarm app that Foursquare is forcing users to download if they want to check in.



messenger-cameraHowever, the heavy-handed move could still repulse people who are already weary of Facebook. With plenty of other messaging apps as well as SMS available, they have plenty of places to taking their mobile chatting.



According to the data and given enough time for the dust to settle, the move might be a smart way to boost messaging usage and acclimate users to Facebook’s burgeoning standalone app family that also includes Paper and Slingshot. Eventually it could also make Facebook money, as last week CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that Messenger would eventually be monetized by allowing payments.



But for now, Facebook might be hurting public opinion of itself, and reinforcing the perception that it changes whatever it desires without regards to what users want. Zuckerberg seems content to play the long game.