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I typically like having less apps on my phone rather than more. This feels like when Facebook spun off Messenger, I just stopped using it on my phone
by creyes 7y ago
I typically like having less apps on my phone rather than more. This feels like when Facebook spun off Messenger, I just stopped using it on my phone
- holy_city 7y agoIt's interesting that Uber decided to merge their apps (Uber + Uber Eats) while FB seems to want to create more. Personally I don't care about app count, I'm just not a huge fan of when companies spin features off as products unless it makes total sense. I think it does in this case, it looks like a crossover of Messenger and Instagram that reminds me of Snapchat when it was just a sexting app.
- sbarre 7y agoUber and Uber Eats are still separate apps for me (on iOS). If I pick Eats from the main Uber app, it jumps to the other app.
- icebraining 7y agoSeems they announced a few days ago, but it's not live yet.
- TheAceOfHearts 7y agoA suggestion: you can use mbasic.facebook.com from your mobile browser to communicate on Facebook. No apps required.
- buboard 7y agoI get the marketing angle . This is directed to the social media addicted and it launches the camera directly , so the app icon is basically a shortcut key. I m surprised they didnt just launch a phone for it.
- m12k 7y agoI did the opposite: Kept Messenger and got rid of the Facebook app. That way, when someone wants to talk to me, I don't get sucked into the void of their newsfeed - so it becomes just one more communication app alongside iMessage, Telegram, Whatsapp and Discord for me.
- davinic 7y agoThis is exactly why they spun it off. They've known for a while that many people are walking away from FB, so they're adding apps to retain you as a customer, and all the data collection that entails.
- chungus_khan 7y agoI just wish those services exposed a chat protocol that I could connect to from a single messaging app. I'd straight up pay for access to such a thing.
- bikezen 7y agoIt's not a protocol, but an app, but bitlbee and even pidgin tend to support a lot of these various chat services with plugins.
- pradn 7y agoSame here. Messenger spinning off kept me on Facebook. I use Messenger all day long; I like the the UI, especially reactions and replies. I now log into Facebook once or twice a month. It just gives me FOMO. No need for that.
- jedimastert 7y ago> This feels like when Facebook spun off Messenger, I just stopped using it on my phone From a separate point of view: I was super happy when Messenger was spun off so I could delete Facebook from my phone.