I have not found any news article on this on a whim. Because my friends and family, I need to use Facebook Messenger, and Messenger Lite was a OK client - lightweight, no unnecessary features, etc., compared to the regular Messenger app.

Now I’m a little torn, having a Meta app on my phone is already bad, but having to downgrade to the bloated Messenger app? Not sure I will make a change. What are your thoughts?

  • regalia
    2•1 year ago

    They all have phone numbers you can text and they don’t need to install another app or sign up for anything at least. But I understand when they prefer it and you have a fb account anyways.

    • @[email protected]English
      8•1 year ago

      Good luck sending photos or holding a video call with the scant 1100 bits provided by an SMS message…

          • WorseDoughnut 🍩English
            1•1 year ago

            I believe they’ve (Google) been somewhat successful in convincing carriers / 3rd party OS devs like Samsung to start implementing RCS in their own messaging apps. There’s even a 3rd party app on iOS that can use it now.

            • regalia
              1•1 year ago

              Definitely not. Devs have been asking for an RCS API in Android for ages, and Google hasn’t added it.

    • @[email protected]
      1•1 year ago

      Sharing media over MMS is a garbage experience. I would need to convince them to use something reasonable, which is a lost cause.