Last Updated: December 05, 2023, 14:09 IST
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Meta continues to restrict the options obtainable on Messenger
Instagram customers have been in a position to make use of their Facebook account to talk and share content material however that assist will likely be ending quickly.
The headline should have certainly scared you however that’s not the entire reality. As you would possibly know, Meta continues to tug the plug on many options which were taken without any consideration on Messenger for a few years. The messaging app is now shedding entry to Instagram customers, which implies the cross-platform chats that had been potential between Instagram and Messenger, Meta is shutting that down.
The new modifications will likely be coming into impact from mid-December onwards which might be round December 15. Meta hasn’t given any particular causes for making these modifications but it surely has been recommended that the corporate is trying to adjust to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that’s bringing stringent guidelines for tech corporations like Meta and Apple.
The new guidelines mandate apps like Instagram to assist messaging with different non-Meta apps and it’s seemingly that Meta is planning for these modifications by slicing off the hyperlinks between Instagram and Messenger, as each are in-home apps. So, what does the brand new modifications imply for customers and does it apply to all Messenger customers? The assist web page detailing the information says folks won’t be able to make use of their Facebook account on Instagram for calls or messages. Besides these, additionally, you will see the next modifications:
– Previous chats you had utilizing Facebook account will now be learn-solely and also you received’t be capable to ship anymore chats in that thread.
– Facebook ID can’t be used to see the Activity Status or get alerts for messages
– Any chat you had utilizing the opposite particular person’s Facebook ID is not going to be obtainable in Facebook’s inbox.
The DMA has already pulled up Apple and compelled the corporate to first use the USB C port for iPhones, which grew to become a actuality with this yr’s iPhone 15 collection. The firm can also be being pushed to permit third-occasion app shops on iOS and in addition give entry to different engines like google on iPhones as their default possibility.
But coming again to the matter of Messenger, Meta appears to have misplaced curiosity within the platform. Messenger Lite app was lately shut down on Android, whereas the unique Messenger app misplaced assist for SMS from September this yr as effectively.
