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Facebook scraps in-app messaging service for standalone app

on Apr 10, 2014 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

Facebook has announced that it is to pull the plug on its in-app messaging service within a fortnight after deciding that it would be better to route such functionality through a separate standalone app.

European users of Facebook for IOS and Android are now beginning to receive messages informing them of the need to download Facebook’s Messenger app if they wish to continue conversing in this manner.

In an interview conducted with Tech Crunch Mark Zuckerberg explained the move thusly: “… we are actually taking messaging out of the main Facebook app. And the reason why we’re doing that is we Read full story ›

Source: The Drum