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I have not found any news article on this on a whim. Because my friends and family, I need to use Facebook Messenger, and Messenger Lite was a OK client - lightweight, no unnecessary features, etc., compared to the regular Messenger app.
Now I'm a little torn, having a Meta app on my phone is already bad, but having to downgrade to the bloated Messenger app? Not sure I will make a change. What are your thoughts?
Not incredibly surprising given how little it's been updated and how things like clicking links doesn't work. Definitely exhausted by how aggressively things are just getting worse now.
Just delete every meta/fb app. There are plenty of alternatives now. They will never love you.
If people are still playing within meta’s walls they are lost and won’t be leaving anytime soon.
But all my friends are on there! M-m-my followers!!!
They didn’t miss the boat, they straight up ignored it. Nothing has changed so why should their poorly reasoned decision?
How will it affect me? Well! It won't because I dont use facebook. Lol
You can use Facebook Lite instead of the main Messenger app if you want to. It's got messaging integrated into it.
Are you using video/audio call functionality? If not, get on the beeper waiting list. It supports connecting to facebook messenger, but it doesn't support video/audio calls.
What keeps this from being blocked by the service providers like any other third party app?
At least use messenger with vanced patches to get rid of all the ads in conversation view.
Nope.
It'll die.
We're all on another app anyway.
I stopped using anything meta years ago. People who want to stay in touch with me and I them continued to stay in touch. If those people will not stay in touch with you, good riddance to them.
I don't use fakebook
Something like Island/Insular/Shelter might help. I just discovered these apps recently and am currently testing Shelter. It seems to work.