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Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus... by robocat on Saturday June 04, 2016 @01:33AM (#11835077)
I wonder where that leaves the say 10% of users that use a browser because they are on an device that isn't supported by Messenger (obsolete Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Fire, etc).
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Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus... by tdkl on Saturday June 04, 2016 @03:20AM (#11835348)
They are redirected to mbasic.facebook.com which still works. Most Android FB wrappers have used that as a workaround for now to still reach Messenger.
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Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus... by cylinder on Saturday June 04, 2016 @08:53AM (#11836157)
Thank you, this is the way to keep accessing messages in the browser. Deleting Messenger app again.
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Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus... by jchendy on Saturday June 04, 2016 @03:15AM (#11835338)
It's possible they could detect those devices and leave chat active in the web app.
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Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus... by wcummings on Monday June 06, 2016 @06:46PM (#11851100)
Mob site still works on my blackberry
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