Facebook Messenger is now rivalling WhatsApp when it comes to sending free messages to your contacts via the internet. If you’re not familiar with either application, they allow you to send messages using data or wi-fi.
Facebook Messenger is available to anyone in the UK, not just people who have a Facebook account, and can also be used to contact groups of people and make voice and video calls – all that is required is that you need to be in the contact list of the person(s) you are messaging, and they in yours.
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If you don’t already have the app on your phone or tablet, here’s how you can download it and start contacting your friends.
How do I install Facebook Messenger on my iOS device?
1. Open the App Store on your device.
2. Tap the Search button at the bottom of the screen. This opens the app search field.
3. Type in the word ‘Messenger’ – a number of apps will appear in the search results. Find the app developed by ‘Facebook Inc’ and tap the ‘get’ button. Alternatively this link will take you straight to the relevant page.
4. Tap ‘install’. The app should then begin downloading. Depending on your security and privacy settings, you may be asked to provide your Apple ID before your device lets you download.
5. Once it is downloaded, there should be an ‘Open’ button to tap in the App Store to start Facebook Messenger – or you can simply find the Messenger icon in your apps and tap that.
6. Once you have launched the app, you should be prompted to log in – you can use your Facebook account to do this if you have one, or create a Messenger-only account if you choose not to be on Facebook by clicking on ‘Not on Facebook?’. Follow the instructions on how to sign in using your phone number or email.
How do I install Facebook Messenger on my Android device?
1.Open the Google Play Store on your device.
2. Type ‘Messenger’ in the search field. A list of apps will appear.
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3. Find the app developed by ‘Facebook Inc’ – which should be at or near the top of the list –and select it. Alternativelyclick on this link to go directly to Messenger on Google Store.
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4. Tap the ‘Install’ button. You may be asked to allow permission for Messenger to access various tools on your device. If you’re happy with these, tap ‘Accept’. Depending on your security and privacy settings, you may be asked to provide your Google account password before your device lets you download the app. You may also need to be connected to a wi-fi network to download.
5. Once it has downloaded, tap the ‘Open’ button on the Messenger Google Store page. Alternatively you can find it on one of your home screens or in your list of apps - launch it by tapping the app icon.
6. Login using your Facebook account, or if you don’t have one tap on the ‘Not on Facebook?’ button on the login screen. Follow the instructions on how to sign in using your phone number or email.
How do I install Facebook Messenger on my Windows PC or phone?
1. Open the Windows Store on your device.
2. Type ‘Messenger’ in the search field. A list of apps will appear.
3. Click the app that was developed by ‘Facebook Inc.’ It will be at or near the top of the list. Tap or click ‘Install/ to begin downloading Messenger. The app will begin downloading to your device. Alternatively, click on this link and then on ‘Get the app’.
4. Once it is downloaded, launch Facebook Messenger by clicking on the icon in your Start menu, or by finding it on your homepage or in your apps list on your phone.
5. Login using your Facebook account, or if you don’t have one, tap or click on the ‘Not on Facebook?’ button on the login screen. Follow the instructions on how to sign in using your phone number or email.
Once you’re all set up, the app will ask you if you want to allow notifications. If you intend to make voice and video calls, it’s important to allow notifications otherwise you won’t know if people are trying to call you, unless you have the app open on your device at the time of the call.
You should also be prompted as to whether you would like to import your contacts from your device into Messenger. If allowed, the app will automatically scan your contacts for those who have Messenger so that you can contact them easily.
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Can I use Facebook Messenger without downloading the app?
Yes, you can go to the Messenger desktop website at Messenger.com. You can use this site to access Facebook Messenger on any device. However, you will need a Facebook account to do this.
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You captured a bunch of photos using the camera of your mobile phone – now how do you upload these pictures directly to Facebook without having to transfer them to a desktop computer?
There are basically three ways by which you can send photos from a mobile phone to the Facebook website – MMS, Mobile Phone Apps and Email. Let’s look at each of these options one by one.
Facebook Apps for Mobile
If you have a smartphone like the iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile or Nokia (with Ovi Store), you can visit m.facebook.com using the internet browser of your mobile phone and download the Facebook application for your device. These apps will often integrate with the camera function of your phone and provide an option to directly upload pictures to Facebook right after they’ve been taken.
Facebook MMS
Now if you are not carrying a smartphone but still want to move pictures from the phone to
Facebook, you can use picture messaging or MMS. Here’s how it works.
Compose a new MMS message on your mobile phone and attach the image file that you want to post to your Facebook stream with the MSS message. Send that MMS to mobile@facebook.com (email, not phone) and Facebook will send you a confirmation code (via text) to associate your mobile phone number with your Facebook profile.
The MMS option looks like a nice technique for upload photos from old phones but the problem is that it may not always work as expected and secondly, sending MMS messages per picture (depending upon your carrier plan) can sometimes turn out to be an expensive proposition.
Facebook Email
Luckily, there’s another option provided your mobile phone can send email. Go to facebook.com/mobile and note a special “upload” email address that has been assigned to you by Facebook. Any photograph (or video clip) that is sent to this address via email will instantly get posted to your Facebook page.
Much like Flickr, when you send a photo to this “unique” email address,
the subject of your email message will be used as the photo caption. And these photos will get saved in the “Mobile Uploads” photo album of your Facebook account visible to all your Facebook contacts. You can consider changing the privacy settings of your “Mobile Uploads” folder to change the default viewership of photographs upload from a mobile device.
Another tip – the email address assigned by Facebook can be quite long and complex so you may want to save it to your phone address book beforehand for easy access.
Facebook + Posterous
When you send photos to Facebook via the email option, all pictures are published to the “Mobile Uploads” folder by default and unfortunately, there’s no option to change that setting. However, if you want Facebook to create separate photo albums for each of your batch uploads, you can consider using Posterous.
It works like this. First link your Facebook account with Posterous. Then go to your Posterous Autopost settings and set the minimum Facebook gallery size to either 1 or 2.
Now when you send an email message to facebook@posterous.com with 2 or more photos, they will be posted to their own albums on Facebook so it becomes more easy for you to manage / sort pictures later.
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