From DailyTech: Facebook users are notoriously hard to please. Any time the social network tries to make changes, hoards of users take to the internet to complain. A new change that Facebook is getting ready to implement will undoubtedly make some users angry.
Facebook is set to remove chat/messaging functionality from the main iPhone and Android apps in favor of pushing people to install Facebook Messenger. Facebook has been working up to this change for a while with the main Facebook app replacing the chat button with a hotlink that opened the chat application for users with both apps installed.
There are a few ways to avoid mandatory installation of Facebook Messenger according to The Verge, including:
If you own an Android device too old to support the app
If you use Facebook Paper
If you use a Windows Phone or tablet device
While some users will certainly be upset over this, anyone who doesn't use chat much may welcome a cleaner main app with fewer notifications.
This move by Facebook makes a lot more sense when you take into account its major purchase earlier this year of WhatsApp.
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