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Meta discontinues Messenger Lite for Android, it will be unavailable after Sep 18. Users need to install regular Messenger app instead (beehaw.org)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@beehaw.org
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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?

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[–] 29 points 2 years ago (5 children)

And they put a notification on your phone about it that you can't remove... this infuriates me more than it should

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    At least on my phone I could swipe the notification a bit to the left to reveal the cog, "disable notifications", and disable the "standard" category of notifications.

    In other news, there's no way in hell I'm installing the full app. People texting me there will just have to wait until I'm by a computer.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I'm also on the uninstall boat with y'all, for this reason. Lucky me, I haven't used messenger in a year so when I saw the notification didn't hesitate. Haven't logged on FB in years so I doubt anyone will try to reach me there.

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