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Facebook discontinues mobile chat feature directing users to download the Messenger app

on Jul 30, 2014 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

Facebook has removed the chat feature from its Android and iOS apps instead opting to suggest smartphone users download the standalone Facebook Messenger app in a move which has concerned users of the social network.

The site’s plan to outsource its chat service to another app, first announced in April, will be fully implemented this week despite complaints from the public questioning the legitimate need to move the features.

The move, which Mark Zuckerberg last week said would help eventually monetise the app, will force users to integrate with the dedicated messenger service which has more than 200 million monthly Read full story ›

Source: The Drum