Meta has announced the return of Messenger chats to the Facebook app after the company separated the two apps a few years ago.
The announcement was made on the Facebook blog, and the company's vice president, Tom Allison, said that his company is testing to add "Messenger" to the Facebook app. "You will soon see that we expand this test," Allison said in the post.
The announcement is a reversal of Facebook's 2014 decision to separate Messenger from the main Facebook app, as the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, said at the time that using Messenger as a separate app would provide a "better experience." He. She. . The decision surprised many users at the time, who had to install Messenger separately in order to connect with friends on Facebook, which was already possible through the Facebook app itself.
Mita appears to have backed away from the move to compete with TikTok, which offers news subscribers options within the app itself.
In a letter from the company, Allison said, "Despite other reports, Facebook is neither dead nor dead; instead, it thrives on its more than 2 billion daily users. Not to connect with friends and family, but to explore and share the things that matter most to them."
Allison seems to be pointing to reports of Facebook's declining popularity among younger users in favor of TikTok as young adults and teens are increasingly turning to other social media platforms such as TikTok.
However, Meta seems to be trying to cater to users of all ages and interests and make the platform work for them. Adding Messenger to the Facebook app is a case in point, as Facebook is investing heavily in virtual reality and augmented reality technologies and aims to be a leader in these areas.
The company said on its blog that the option to use Messenger will appear in the Facebook app in an upcoming update.