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I experience the same thing and it's really frustrating. I refuse to install Facebook applications on my phone, and they've needlessly crippled their mobile si

I experience the same thing and it's really frustrating. I refuse to install Facebook applications on my phone, and they've needlessly crippled their mobile site (disabling messages except mbasic.facebook.com among many other things). If I so much as check a notification then go back to the newsfeed, it's different content and hit/miss as to whether I can find the top post again.

Spooks 9y ago
after them crippling their mobile site I deleted facebook, it was not needed... though I just replaced it with whatsapp or hangouts (really hard to get my friends on anything else)
- froindt 9y ago
  Their site would literally work just fine as mobile site. It wouldn't give them as much data. Years ago I had the app installed. The fact that they wanted not one, but two hugely bloated apps on my phone is the reason they haven't been on my phone in many years.
code_duck 9y ago
I had to wonder for a second whether I was looking at a post of mine! A year or two ago they made the change to disallow access to messages from m.facebook.com, so I started using mbasic.facebook.com for messages. Recently they blocked the mbasic.facebook.com entirely for iPhones. It's clear that there reason is to force mobile users to install messenger, because messages are still available on m.facebook.com and mbasic if you visit in a desktop browser. I already have a FB app on my phone, Instagram, which is more useful for messaging in my circle and less annoying. I refuse to be forced to install their app, so the only response to this is to stop using messenger. Already my messages are going unchecked and will stay that way until I get to a desktop. The vagaries of finding content you saw minutes before, and the almost entirely random way posts and everything is organized, is frustrating too.
- nkrisc 9y ago
  >The vagaries of finding content you saw minutes before, and the almost entirely random way posts and everything is organized, is frustrating too. I've found it nearly impossible to search for anything on Facebook that isn't a person, and even that is difficult.
- cortesoft 9y ago
  I just went to mbasic.facebook.com from my iPhone and it worked? I didn't login because I don't use facebook, does it block you after you login?
  - code_duck 9y ago
    Oh, interesting. Thanks for letting me know. I haven't tried in a week or two, and it's back! I was definitely getting redirected to m.facebook.com for a week or two, but apparently see they have restored access, for whatever reason. Edit: does anyone know of somewhere I can be informed of changes about this by Facebook? Searching for previous discussions about this on a Hacker News, I see other people say that the mbasic Does or doesn’t work for them at various times.
- qmalzp 9y ago
  Use messenger.com?
  - code_duck 9y ago
    They won’t let you use it on phones - you’re prompted to install the app.
    - qmalzp 9y ago
      You can try requesting as desktop from the mobile browser. I've gotten it to work before, though now when I try it, it crashes the browser?!
- gaius 9y ago
  mbasic works on my iPhone. Just deleted the app!
Vinnl 9y ago
People have been saying that Facebook has removed messaging from their mobile site for quite a while now, and all that time I've been fearing the moment that would happen for me. But it hasn't yet - I wonder why? The main difference I can think of is never having had the app installed, and using Firefox for Android with an ad blocker. You might give that a try and see if it comes back for you.

Spooks 9y ago

after them crippling their mobile site I deleted facebook, it was not needed... though I just replaced it with whatsapp or hangouts (really hard to get my friends on anything else)

froindt 9y ago
Their site would literally work just fine as mobile site. It wouldn't give them as much data. Years ago I had the app installed. The fact that they wanted not one, but two hugely bloated apps on my phone is the reason they haven't been on my phone in many years.

code_duck 9y ago

I had to wonder for a second whether I was looking at a post of mine! A year or two ago they made the change to disallow access to messages from m.facebook.com, so I started using mbasic.facebook.com for messages. Recently they blocked the mbasic.facebook.com entirely for iPhones. It's clear that there reason is to force mobile users to install messenger, because messages are still available on m.facebook.com and mbasic if you visit in a desktop browser. I already have a FB app on my phone, Instagram, which is more useful for messaging in my circle and less annoying. I refuse to be forced to install their app, so the only response to this is to stop using messenger. Already my messages are going unchecked and will stay that way until I get to a desktop. The vagaries of finding content you saw minutes before, and the almost entirely random way posts and everything is organized, is frustrating too.

nkrisc 9y ago
>The vagaries of finding content you saw minutes before, and the almost entirely random way posts and everything is organized, is frustrating too. I've found it nearly impossible to search for anything on Facebook that isn't a person, and even that is difficult.
cortesoft 9y ago
I just went to mbasic.facebook.com from my iPhone and it worked? I didn't login because I don't use facebook, does it block you after you login?
- code_duck 9y ago
  Oh, interesting. Thanks for letting me know. I haven't tried in a week or two, and it's back! I was definitely getting redirected to m.facebook.com for a week or two, but apparently see they have restored access, for whatever reason. Edit: does anyone know of somewhere I can be informed of changes about this by Facebook? Searching for previous discussions about this on a Hacker News, I see other people say that the mbasic Does or doesn’t work for them at various times.
qmalzp 9y ago
Use messenger.com?
- code_duck 9y ago
  They won’t let you use it on phones - you’re prompted to install the app.
  - qmalzp 9y ago
    You can try requesting as desktop from the mobile browser. I've gotten it to work before, though now when I try it, it crashes the browser?!
gaius 9y ago
mbasic works on my iPhone. Just deleted the app!

Vinnl 9y ago

People have been saying that Facebook has removed messaging from their mobile site for quite a while now, and all that time I've been fearing the moment that would happen for me. But it hasn't yet - I wonder why? The main difference I can think of is never having had the app installed, and using Firefox for Android with an ad blocker. You might give that a try and see if it comes back for you.