Soon You Won’t Need a
Facebook Account to Use Messenger
Facebook’s Messenger
service on smartphones and tablets has traditionally required you to have an
existing Facebook account to use the service. That is set to change in the
near-future, with Facebook now allowing you to sign-up for Messenger just with
your phone number.
That is a similar method of
entering the circle as is employed by Whatsapp, another similar service owned
by Facebook.
In the future, when signing
up for the first time, you can simply click on “Not on Facebook?” if you don’t
already have an existing Facebook account. You can then enter your phone number
to sign up for it. Obviously, you’ll still be required to have a name and
photo. You can then create your friends list based on the contacts on your
phone.
This news means that for
the first time, you can use Messenger now even if for some reason you don’t
have a Facebook account. The public company still prefers that you go the
traditional route as there are “many benefits to using your Facebook credentials”.
Of course, there’s a caveat
found here too. The facility is only available in select countries as of
present, however, it is expected to roll out in further markets in the coming
few months. Until then, if you have use Messenger, create a Facebook account.
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