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Facebook quietly removed the option for people to sign up for a Messenger account without an active Facebook profile. The company told VentureBeat that: “If you’re new to Messenger, you’ll notice that you need a Facebook account to chat with friends and close connections. This is necessary in order to bring our platform more in line.
Messenger without Facebook
On December 26th, Facebook quietly removed the option for people to sign up for a Messenger account without an active Facebook profile. The company told VentureBeat that: “If you’re new to Messenger, you’ll notice that you need a Facebook account to chat with friends and close connections. This is necessary in order to bring our platform more in line.
Download the Facebook Messenger app for your Android or iOS device. When prompted, sign up by entering in your name and the phone number used to create your Facebook account.
If you want to deactivate your Facebook account without losing any of your information, don’t just deactivate it. Instead, download the Messenger app for use on iOS, Android or Windows Phone in order to maintain contact with friends.
We know that in 2019 Mark Zuckerberg plans to do a “hard break” with Telegram. The company is going to block the official channel of this messenger on Facebook and Instagram, stop sharing GIF images and stop displaying photos from Telegram-chat in your news feed. It is assumed that all mobile apps for this messenger will get their own independent design.