In a help article on, the company explains why some of these permissions are needed, noting for example that accessing the device’s microphone and camera is necessary for sending video messages. Messenger offers much more than the traditional chat available on, including the ability to place calls, send videos, and send messages from the home screen without opening the app.Īlthough the Messenger app is available for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry, the main source of user angst comes from the lengthy list of app permissions you have to approve before you can download the Android app from Google Play.Īmong the permissions the app requires are several that have given users reason to complain – when you install the Android app, you have to grant access to your device’s contacts, microphone, stored photos, videos, SMS messages, location, and more. This move has led to a backlash against the social media giant, and it’s not just because Messenger is a separate app that takes up a lot of extra device memory. There’s good reason to be skeptical of Facebook when it comes to privacy, but the Facebook Messenger app isn’t the privacy nightmare that some people think it is.įacebook is gradually forcing users of its mobile app to download the Facebook Messenger app to their smartphones and tablets in order to continue using the chat feature.
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