Facebook open via phone number contact function

"Sohu It News" November 14, Facebook today opened to all Android and iOS users the "via phone number" feature of Messenger apps. At the end of October, Facebook selected some Android users to try the feature. The goal of Facebook is to make it clear that users don't want to be contacted by text messages to people who only have their phone numbers. Recently, messaging applications such as micro-letters and KakaoTalk have attracted a huge number of users. It is reported that the micro-credit users over 200 million, KakaoTalk users more than 90 million. Messenger's "Contact via phone number" feature will encourage users to stop using other messaging applications, especially for money-sensitive users. Visitors to other countries will also benefit from this function. Facebook is unlikely to use the "Contact by phone" feature to "wipe out" all messaging applications, but it hopes to block its rivals ' growth and retain its users. Bamboo)