{"id":998,"date":"2018-10-25T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T19:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drekky.mtstrives.com\/?p=998"},"modified":"2018-11-29T19:57:48","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T19:57:48","slug":"facebook-messenger-app-simplified-and-launches-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drekky.mtstrives.com\/ta\/facebook-messenger-app-simplified-and-launches-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook messenger app simplified and launches globally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feature creep is a very real problem in today\u2019s apps, and to combat this Facebook has decided to get back to basics with the new, simpler Messenger.<\/p>\n<p>They mentioned in their blog that \u201cin a recent Messenger study, 7 out of 10 (71%) people told us simplicity is the top priority for them in a messaging app\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Among people\u00a0surveyed who are messaging more frequently, 62% say messaging makes them feel closer to their friends.<\/li>\n<li>People will believe Messenger 4 delivers the closeness and authenticity that user have been asking for \u2014 through simplicity of design and powerful features that put the focus back on messaging and connecting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facebook on Tuesday announced an overhaul of its Messenger smartphone app in an effort to simplify the service for its 1.3 billion monthly global users.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1005\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1005\" class=\"wp-image-1005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/drekky.mtstrives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MessengerTab.png\" alt=\"Messenger tab\" width=\"960\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drekky.mtstrives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MessengerTab.png 960w, https:\/\/drekky.mtstrives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MessengerTab-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/drekky.mtstrives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MessengerTab-770x529.png 770w, https:\/\/drekky.mtstrives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MessengerTab-20x14.png 20w, https:\/\/drekky.mtstrives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MessengerTab-385x265.png 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Facebook Newsroom page<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Only three of the nine tabs that formed the core of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonearena.com\/news\/Facebook-Messenger-unsend-messages_id109918\">Messenger<\/a> remain in the new version of the app: Chats, People and Discover. Even so, none of the features offered by the other tabs have been removed, then\u00a0they are testing <a href=\"https:\/\/drekky.mtstrives.com\/ta\/technology\/facebook-messengers-unsend-message-option-is-near-for-public\/\">Unsend message option<\/a> to make survive from the accident send so ans so the app remains ever so powerful<\/p>\n<p>Facebook is also planning to launch Facebook Lite for iOS users.\u00a0We all know that\u00a0<strong>Facebook\u00a0<\/strong>introduced its\u00a0<strong>Lite<\/strong>\u00a0app back in\u00a0<strong>2015.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoneworld.com.pk\/facebook-lite-for-ios-will-roll-out-soon-to-all-users\/\">Facebook Lite for Android<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has been available since 2015. It was available just about anywhere in the world but only for the Android users. Recently, we came to know that Facebook is all set to make it jump to iOS as well. So, it is expected that\u00a0<strong>Facebook Lite For iOS<\/strong>\u00a0will roll out Soon.<\/p>\n<p>They are also working on new features like a Dark Mode of Messenger 4 which will be for dark mode lovers.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook says you\u2019ll be seeing the new Messenger soon, but they\u2019re rolling it out in phases over the coming weeks.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feature creep is a very real problem in today\u2019s apps, and to combat this Facebook has decided to get back to basics with the new, simpler Messenger. 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