Facebook pushes its first standalone mobile app to messages iOS and Android

Facebook today officially launches its own Instant Messaging application messages service for iOS and Android platforms. Currently, the program has been downloaded to users via the App Store and Android stores.

Facebook, on November 15, 2010, offered its 500 million-user email address at the end of "@facebook. com", announcing its foray into the Instant messaging field. According to Zuckerberg, messages represents a new concept of communication that seamlessly integrates e-mail, instant messaging, SMS and voice conversations.

The official Facebook blog says sending text messages via mobile phones is not the best way to contact them, and it doesn't let users know if their information is being viewed. and messages is committed to a simpler way of passing. The iOS and Android versions provided will allow users to access information in a single click, allowing others to receive information in a "more appropriate" way. Facebook sees messages services as an extension and extension of Facebook's information function.

As early as the Facebookmessages Computer Edition was released, some people were worried about its threat to traditional email. But Mattcain, Gartner analyst Matt Kain, said it would not be possible to have such an impact in the short term, which may have changed in the long term. Now the messages service for smartphone platforms has been launched, which will have a considerable impact on the way mobile messaging is delivered.

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