{"id":43122,"date":"2023-08-24T18:20:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/?p=43122"},"modified":"2023-08-24T18:20:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:20:20","slug":"urgent-warning-to-facebook-users-as-popular-app-is-shutting-down-next-month-and-users-are-not-happy-about-it-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/world-news\/urgent-warning-to-facebook-users-as-popular-app-is-shutting-down-next-month-and-users-are-not-happy-about-it-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent warning to Facebook users as popular app is shutting down next month – and users are not happy about it | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

FACEBOOK Messenger is closing down one of its Android apps next month in a move that has disappointed users.<\/p>\n

Owner Meta has a Messenger Lite app for those who want a no-thrills experience that uses less data and battery.<\/p>\n

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But the social network has started alerting people of the platform's imminent closure.<\/p>\n

The app, which was launched in 2016, has already been pulled from the Google Play Store.<\/p>\n

And anyone currently using Messenger Lite has been told it'll stop working in September.<\/p>\n

"Messenger Lite is going away, and will not be available after Sep 18," an alert says.<\/p>\n

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Meta hasn't given a reason why Messenger Lite is being discontinued.<\/p>\n

But affected users will have to switch to the main Messenger app to continue conversations.<\/p>\n

All chats will be restored there.<\/p>\n

Many have slammed the move on social media.<\/p>\n

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"Bad move," one user wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n

"There is a specific reason people use Lite: they just want to *message* without the bloat and ceaseless need of "features" competing for attention.<\/p>\n

"Taking that away only forces us to use web or a cracked client."<\/p>\n

Another fan said: "This is a true bummer.<\/p>\n

"It will probably be the end of using messenger for me.<\/p>\n

"I don't live in a high network signal zone and messenger lite works 100% when regular messenger can't even load a single thing."<\/p>\n

The move comes after Meta announced that users will no longer be able to do normal text messaging within the Messenger app.<\/p>\n

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