Subj : KICQ as an "Old New ICQ"
To   : Digital Man
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Jul 08 2021 13:53:45

  Re: KICQ as an "Old New ICQ"
  By: Digital Man to MRO on Wed Jul 07 2021 09:18 pm

 DM> On my phone (or tablet) anyway, Facebook Messager is its own separate app
 DM> (separate from the Facebook app). Still, I can only message Facebook
 DM> members with it, but its similar to MSN or AIM in that regard. I don't see
 DM> it as being different much at all. -- 

I thought I had read a while ago that Facebook's Messenger app had become a more general messenger app and you could use it to message your phone contacts. I seem to remember it asking me for permission one time to access my phone contacts.

Originally I wondered why Facebook decided to make their messenger a separate app.  It used to be that their mobile app allowed messaging other Facebook users directly from the app, but now it forces you to use their separate Messenger app.  For that reason, I generally have been in the habit of using Facebook's web site (rather than their dedicated app) even on my smartphone.

Nightfox

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