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I only answer my Facebook messages BECAUSE I can answer them on my mobile app. I won't install another app just for Facebook messaging, so I guess those messages will never get answered.

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I wonder what the platform breakdown is for people who say they wouldn't use the separate messenger app.

The inclusion of chatheads systemwide on Android makes it a great experience for me (of course YMMV). I wish FB Messenger and its chatheads could handle my SMS as well.

Yep agreed, Facebook Messenger is one of the best Android apps I use because of chatheads. It was never well integrated but I'm sure Facebook used to work as an SMS client on Android too, not sure why they removed it over integrating with chatheads.

CLARIFICATION: I don't get a lot of Facebook messages. Maybe one a week. When I'm using the Facebook app, I take the time to respond to a message if I have one that is unanswered. If it wasn't in the app, I wouldn't switch apps to check the message.

Not sure why you were getting downvoted. I agree. If they pull messaging out of the mobile app, I'll stop using it.

"I won't install another app just for Facebook messaging"

Why not?

Because its less convenient than what I have. I tend to respond to messages as a side effect of using the newsfeed feature. I do not use Facebook messaging enough on its own to warrant another messaging app outside gchat and SMS. Removing the feature from the main Facebook app only ensures I'll use Gchat more. Dumb move on Facebook's part, at least for my user profile.

I imagine they are doing this because they don't see the point in supporting both code bases.

Is your phone really that memory constrained? Why not just download it?

I have a note 2. I use messaging because it's attached to my news feed. Remove the convenience and it's no different from the 5 other messaging apps i have.

I see, makes sense. I had made the assumption you had friends that exclusively used facebook messenger.

Same here. I only see Facebook messages because they show up with everything else. Removing that seems really weird.

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