Facebook to remove messages tab from m.facebok.com

[juk47ht]

Just saw this on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/4f5pcg/psa_facebook_is_planning_on_removing/

A few users reported that when they click on messages tab on m.facebook.com they were greeted with a message suggesting to download the official messenger app from play store. As of yet I haven't faced with a problem on my FaceSlim app.

Just wanted to give you heads up.

[indywidualny]

I'm using Reddit too and noticed this unfortunate announcement. Well, for
now I prevented the crash. If they are really planning to disable this
feature we are screwed. Let's wait and we will see. I'm not sure there will
be any way to use messages without Messenger but if there is I will make it
happen somehow. Personally I hate Facebook so I'm not gonna surrender and
let them force people to use their battery draining apps :D

niedz., 17.04.2016, 23:04 użytkownik juk47ht notifications@github.com
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Just saw this on reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/4f5pcg/psa_facebook_is_planning_on_removing/

A few users reported that when they click on messages tab on
m.facebook.com they were greeted with a message suggesting to download
the official messenger app from play store. As of yet I haven't faced with
a problem on my FaceSlim app.

Just wanted to give you heads up.

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[Imxset21]

From that thread, https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/4f5pcg/psa_facebook_is_planning_on_removing/d26fm72 the Swipe for Facebook developer has gotten around this by loading messenger.com directly into the app. Perhaps this could be the way forward?

[indywidualny]

Swipe for Facebook dev is a really nice guy :) Ok, it's working for now so maybe they decided to postpone it.

[brownianmotion]

Not postponed - some users are already seeing this (at least me). Note the lack of a close button or (x) in this screenshot:

So far, I can work around this by creating a shortcut in my browser to https://www.facebook.com/messages/ (not m.facebook) and then selecting "open in FaceSlim App" from the browser. This pulls up the desktop FB messages site, which still seems to work for me so far...

[hyp0r]

Since yesterday no close button anymore and it's not possible to navigate to the messages from anywhere within the app. Galaxy S7.

I appreciate your work, please keep it going, thank you! :)

[indywidualny]

Ok, so a workaround is needed. I can change a drawer shortcut for messages. I know that messages work with the full website. I also heard about messenger.com allowing to use chat at mobile device. I can at least point drawer item to one of those sites (which one?) to make it work but it's not the same...

[hyp0r]

Well, m.facebook.com and mbasic.facebook.com seem to work with the Firefox app - just not with Face Slim. Is it possible to adjust the user agent (http://chrispederick.com/work/user-agent-switcher/) maybe? If not, Id prefer the usability option (messenger.com).

On 30.04.2016 13:43, Krzysztof Grabowski wrote:

Ok, so a workaround is needed. I can change a drawer shortcut for messages. I know that messages work with the full website. I also heard about messenger.com allowing to use chat at mobile device. I can at least point drawer item to one of those sites (which one?) to make it work but it's not the same...

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[indywidualny]

It's actually ready. I will publish it today. If someone is going to build it and check is everything ok it would be awesome.

[hyp0r]

The messenger.com integration works flawlessly for me (Galaxy S7) now,
after an additional login. Thank you very much!