Facebook chat app for iPhone and Android launched

[jes]

Facebook chat app for iPhone and Android launched

Facebook has announced a new app for Android called Messenger, taking on BBM and Whatsapp

 

[crazy_cat]

Doesn't seem to be available as yet in the App Store...

 

[wjc]

Doesn't seem to be available as yet in the App Store...

Only available in the US for now...

 

[nelwa]

Facebook chat is horrible, won't install it on my iPhone...

 

[Ndanileka]

So many IM apps whatsapp, bbm, mxit, Google talk and now Facebook messenger, soon there will be iMessage

 

[warchylde]

Uhm who uses fb chat? :s

 

[Saajid]

Eish... wish everyone would just ditch BBM, MXIT, GTALK, FB Chat, FB Messenger, etc, and just use Whatsapp. Cross platform - doesn't require email accounts, registration with services you don't want or need, etc. All you need is a cell number, and a capable phone.

 

[warchylde]

Eish... wish everyone would just ditch BBM, MXIT, GTALK, FB Chat, FB Messenger, etc, and just use Whatsapp. Cross platform - doesn't require email accounts, registration with services you don't want or need, etc. All you need is a cell number, and a capable phone.

gtalk is better in that sense. It's truly cross platform (at least I think it is ) and you can go check your logs online when you log in. Whatsapp is also not yet available for pc.

 

[Chunkyfeather]

Eish... wish everyone would just ditch BBM, MXIT, GTALK, FB Chat, FB Messenger, etc, and just use Whatsapp. Cross platform - doesn't require email accounts, registration with services you don't want or need, etc. All you need is a cell number, and a capable phone.

+1

WhatApp is truly the best, when loading it, it auto detects all your contacts who are also using it based solely on their cell number, even clever enough to go international, so now you sms your friends (local and international) using whatsapp for so little.

 

[nelwa]

+1

WhatApp is truly the best, when loading it, it auto detects all your contacts who are also using it based solely on their cell number, even clever enough to go international, so now you sms your friends (local and international) using whatsapp for so little.

Yip, my only quibble with WhatsApp is that it can be a little slow at times, other than that it's great!

 

[biometrics]

+1

WhatApp is truly the best, when loading it, it auto detects all your contacts who are also using it based solely on their cell number, even clever enough to go international, so now you sms your friends (local and international) using whatsapp for so little.

I've been ignoring WhatsApp because I thought it's just another messenger or Skype type app. Man was I wrong. Thanks Chunkyfeather, I didn't realise that you don't need to add your contacts. This thing is brilliant. THANKS!

 

[Chevron]

gtalk is better in that sense. It's truly cross platform (at least I think it is ) and you can go check your logs online when you log in. Whatsapp is also not yet available for pc.

This is a good point.

 

[nelwa]

Whatsapp is also not yet available for pc.

Seeing that WhatsApp uses phone numbers for identification, I don't think it will ever be available on pc...

 

[waynegohl]

Used it for the first time yesterday and it worked perfectly.

 

[NathanCrow]

Just downloaded it now from the Jailbreak store, Well its not a instant messenger its the send msg function you get in facebook more like sending a email

 

[DaDon]

anyone got this app for Android yet?
Android Market keeps telling me its not available for this (South Africa) country, lol...
Cheers
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