Facebook will no longer allow users to send and receive messages in its official client for mobile platforms iOS and Android. This is stated in a press release. Instead, users who wish to communicate via chat, need to install a separate application.
Facebook announced the transition to Messenger messaging worldwide. Compared to the original application Messenger - this is much faster and convenient tool for messaging, told in social networks. Among the advantages of the new method of communicating on Facebook allocate new ways to send photos and videos, including "self", group chats, voice calls are free, quick voice messages and stickers.
Dividing the Facebook app and Messenger application on two separate tool, developers can eventually improve the performance of each of them:
- Displays a message beyond the application Facebook, we also get the opportunity to focus on improving the strength Messenger instead of working on two separate instant messaging applications. (However, users will be able to view the warning messages in the application and Facebook app to move from Facebook to Messenger and vice versa.)
- Since April, we have significantly improved the Messenger, adding the features such as the ability to send materials from the catalog pictures, the camera captured the device to shoot self in photo mode and video, as well as large Huskies. We also just launched Messenger for iPad.
- As in previous cases, users will get a few warnings before we move to the new system, which will give them the opportunity to learn more about the Messenger and its functionality.
At the same time, this step leads to a significant increase in the number of users Messenger.Previously CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook Messenger intends to turn into an important part of their business.
Messenger is used today in the work of some 200 million people - that is, about 20% of the total user base of social networks. Par with text messaging product allows voice calls, group chats and share multimedia files.
The press service of the company say that the Messenger began to switch to a couple months ago, mostly in Europe, and the results were positive transition.