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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by exolymph on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @08:59PM (#17243562)
Last I tried, mbasic.facebook.com would let you look at messages on the mobile web.
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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by _audakel on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @09:14PM (#17243644)
Wow. Can confirm worked for me. Seems like the version low connectivity countries would get
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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by wpietri on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @11:51PM (#17244243)
You can also tell your browser to view Facebook in desktop mode, and you can then see the messages. Not a pleasant user experience, but fine for the rare times when I need it.
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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by gnicholas on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @12:04AM (#17244277)
It looks fine if you go to m.facebook.com and request the desktop version of the page.
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