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Title: A Facebook account is no longer needed for Messenger Post by: HCK on June 25, 2015, 03:00:14 pm A Facebook account is no longer needed for Messenger
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Facebook wants to squeeze as much growth as it can out of its popular Messenger app, even if that means forgoing Facebook.</p><p> Previously, people had to sign up for Messenger with their Facebook account. Now, in a few countries, it can be done with just a mobile telephone number (http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2015/06/sign-up-for-messenger-without-a-facebook-account/). In the U.S., Canada, Peru and Venezuela, users who sign up this way can allow the app to sync with the contacts on their phone so they can easily find people to message.</p><p> Messenger isn't turning into an anonymous chat app, though. Along with the phone number, your name and photo are still needed to complete the sign-up process.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2940332/a-facebook-account-is-no-longer-needed-for-messenger.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: A Facebook account is no longer needed for Messenger (http://www.macworld.com/article/2940332/a-facebook-account-is-no-longer-needed-for-messenger.html#tk.rss_all) |