![]() “People should be able to use any of our apps to reach their friends, and they should be able to communicate across networks easily and securely,” he wrote in a blog post. In an announcement earlier this year, CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out Facebook’s plan for a shift toward end-to-end encrypted, ephemeral messaging, in accordance with the social network’s new interoperability principle. (WhatsApp has more than 1.5 billion active monthly users, while Messenger and Instagram have over 1.3 billion and 1 billion, respectively.) The New York Times reported in January that the technical infrastructure underlying all three services will be integrated, potentially redefining how over three billion people around the world communicate. The change might anticipate the forthcoming unification of Facebook’s various messaging properties, which include WhatsApp and Instagram as well as Messenger. In addition to phone numbers, photos and names were accepted as forms of login identification. Perhaps owing to a bug, they say they’ve encountered an error message indicating that their account has been restricted.įacebook rolled out the ability to sign up for Messenger sans account in June 2015, first for users in the U.S., Canada, Peru, and Venezuela. Some Messenger users without Facebook accounts report that the transition hasn’t gone smoothly. If you already use Messenger without a Facebook account, no need to do anything.” “We found that the vast majority of people who use Messenger already log in through Facebook and we want to simplify the process. “If you’re new to Messenger, you’ll notice that you need a Facebook account to chat with friends and close connections,” a spokesperson said via email. Previously, new users using the Messenger or Messenger Lite app could opt to use their phone number in lieu of an account. Facebook has quietly removed the ability to sign up for Messenger without a Facebook account, the company confirmed to VentureBeat this afternoon.
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