Facebook Revokes Rumours About Messenger App, Clears Its Stand

Tuesday, September 02, 2014:  Rumours have been doing rounds about the new Facebook Messenger app in several ways, but the parent company has some other things to say. Recently when the chat option was separated from the mobile version of Facebook users were not at all happy with the upgrade. Now when it is being said that the chat application is used to spy on users, a backlash is quite obvious.

If you have not yet downloaded the Messenger app, then Facebook will be continuously asking you to download this separate tool so that you can make full use of the chat option on the social networking site’s mobile version. The company has been trying hard to make it big in the mobile applications. So it was pretty obvious on the site’s part that they have been trying and coaxing people to download the standalone option for chats, and also voice calling.

But when already displeased users came to know that the company is spying on them through this Messenger app, it was supposed to create a huge uproar. The software, when getting downloaded, seeks users’ permission to access the device’s camera and microphone, and it is being said to be done for ‘sinister purposes’. When these rumours seemed to be getting out of control and going in the negative stride for the company, Facebook’s Peter Martinazzi came forward to tell that all these silly people should first “get the facts about Messenger right”.

Martinazzi’s post is totally unrepentant about two separate Facebook apps on its mobile version. The post supported the decision completely as the new app has some added features like making calls, sending pictures, videos and voice messages. When you send a photo via the app it seeks your permission to turn on your device’s camera and click the image. Martinazzi has assured that the camera and the microphone stays untouched by Messenger if it’s not running.

He has also explained further about the split versions of the Facebook mobile app. Martinazzi said everyone about the faster speed of the chat app saying that people respond 20 per cent faster using Facebook Messenger.