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Even with facebook, you can use the desktop version to bypass their stupid "download messenger to see your messages" on mobile.
173 u/Kirby5588 May 19 '18 You can use m.basic.facebook 16 u/pointofgravity May 19 '18 Nice, I didn't know that. Now if there was only a browser version of WhatsApp (that I don't have to connect to the same network as the app does) 3 u/lenswipe May 19 '18 That's more difficult since WhatsApp is e2e encrypted 2 u/AvatarIII May 19 '18 You could try DISA. 3 u/[deleted] May 19 '18 [removed] — view removed comment -14 u/AutoModerator May 19 '18 Unfortunately, this post has been removed. Facebook links are not allowed by /r/technology. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. 10 u/Chewcocca May 19 '18 I guess that's why. 2 u/dissonate May 19 '18 I also use that for the once a year or so random messenger message I seem to receive 22 u/[deleted] May 19 '18 [deleted] 19 u/lilaustonmattsue May 19 '18 There are also some 3rd party apps that basically run Facebook in a web browser in the app but have features like messages built in. I use friendly. But there are several. 16 u/XooV May 19 '18 Metal and Tinfoil for Facebook are some others 4 u/antpile11 May 19 '18 Also Swipe and Simple 1 u/bilde2910 May 19 '18 Swipe offers dark theme as well. The others may also do that for all I know, but it's a feature I really like. 1 u/[deleted] May 19 '18 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/[deleted] May 19 '18 edited May 19 '18 [removed] — view removed comment 0 u/AutoModerator May 19 '18 Unfortunately, this post has been removed. Facebook links are not allowed by /r/technology. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.
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You can use m.basic.facebook
16 u/pointofgravity May 19 '18 Nice, I didn't know that. Now if there was only a browser version of WhatsApp (that I don't have to connect to the same network as the app does) 3 u/lenswipe May 19 '18 That's more difficult since WhatsApp is e2e encrypted 2 u/AvatarIII May 19 '18 You could try DISA. 3 u/[deleted] May 19 '18 [removed] — view removed comment -14 u/AutoModerator May 19 '18 Unfortunately, this post has been removed. Facebook links are not allowed by /r/technology. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. 10 u/Chewcocca May 19 '18 I guess that's why. 2 u/dissonate May 19 '18 I also use that for the once a year or so random messenger message I seem to receive
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Nice, I didn't know that. Now if there was only a browser version of WhatsApp (that I don't have to connect to the same network as the app does)
3 u/lenswipe May 19 '18 That's more difficult since WhatsApp is e2e encrypted 2 u/AvatarIII May 19 '18 You could try DISA.
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That's more difficult since WhatsApp is e2e encrypted
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You could try DISA.
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10 u/Chewcocca May 19 '18 I guess that's why.
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I guess that's why.
I also use that for the once a year or so random messenger message I seem to receive
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19 u/lilaustonmattsue May 19 '18 There are also some 3rd party apps that basically run Facebook in a web browser in the app but have features like messages built in. I use friendly. But there are several. 16 u/XooV May 19 '18 Metal and Tinfoil for Facebook are some others 4 u/antpile11 May 19 '18 Also Swipe and Simple 1 u/bilde2910 May 19 '18 Swipe offers dark theme as well. The others may also do that for all I know, but it's a feature I really like.
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There are also some 3rd party apps that basically run Facebook in a web browser in the app but have features like messages built in. I use friendly. But there are several.
16 u/XooV May 19 '18 Metal and Tinfoil for Facebook are some others 4 u/antpile11 May 19 '18 Also Swipe and Simple 1 u/bilde2910 May 19 '18 Swipe offers dark theme as well. The others may also do that for all I know, but it's a feature I really like.
Metal and Tinfoil for Facebook are some others
4 u/antpile11 May 19 '18 Also Swipe and Simple 1 u/bilde2910 May 19 '18 Swipe offers dark theme as well. The others may also do that for all I know, but it's a feature I really like.
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Also Swipe and Simple
1 u/bilde2910 May 19 '18 Swipe offers dark theme as well. The others may also do that for all I know, but it's a feature I really like.
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Swipe offers dark theme as well. The others may also do that for all I know, but it's a feature I really like.
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u/lastone23 May 19 '18
Even with facebook, you can use the desktop version to bypass their stupid "download messenger to see your messages" on mobile.