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Facebook to end support for these devices

DECCAN CHRONICLE
Published : Mar 30, 2017, 10:38 am IST
Updated : Mar 30, 2017, 10:40 am IST

Social media giant recently took to its official blog website to make the announcement.

Users need to update on messaging support for older versions of Messenger and Facebook apps.
 Users need to update on messaging support for older versions of Messenger and Facebook apps.

Facebook Messenger has over 1 billion users. The quality-rich platform not only allows individuals to connect with their family and friends but also offers numerous features like voice/video calling, games and bots for Messenger. It appears like Facebook has decided to do away with supporting older versions.

“Using older versions of apps means that experiences won’t work well or sometimes not at all,” Facebook announced on their blog. “As a result, we are asking people who are using older versions to upgrade so they can enjoy more of the delightful features of Messenger,” Facebook added.

The social media giant is ending support for messaging in some older mobile app versions of Messenger and Facebook. By the end of March, Facebook will be ending support for messaging for: Android v55 (released on November 16, 2015 and below), Messenger v10 (released on August 14, 2014 and below), iPad v26 (released on October 10, 2011 and below), Messenger v8 (released on July, 2014 and below), iOS (released on October 10, 2011 and below), Windows Phone 8 and 8.1.

The company has proactively reached out to those affected and have also offered suggestions like, updating one’s app to the latest version, loading an OS update for one’s device or migrating to Facebook Lite.

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