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Is there an alternative to the Messenger app? I've been unable to convince some friends to move off of this.

• oflannabhra 7y ago
  m.basic.facebook.com used to allow you to use Messenger (although not a rich experience). However, Facebook and been closing access to messaging outside of the app for awhile now.
• Tronno 7y ago
  I've had some success getting friends and family to install Signal.
• guidopallemans 7y ago
  You can chat and browse on https://mbasic.facebook.com https://mbasic.facebook.com . It's html-only.
  • grecy 7y ago
    My old Andriod phone won't let me load that page. It force opens the Play Store and wants me to install messenger. So I can load Facebook through Chrome, but I can't chat to anyone.
    • Tepix 7y ago
      Have you tried a different browser?
• graeme 7y ago
  Some third party apps allow messages iirc. Of course then you need to trust the dev