Facebook and Facebook Messenger will end support in Windows 8.X and Windows Phone 8.1 in a few days
One of the problems of having different versions of operating systems is that it is often not profitable for firms to offer support for their applications for the different updates that are released on the market. It is something that happens in Android and iOS although where it is most noticeable is in Windows Phone
A platform that was fragmented with the arrival of Windows 10 Mobile more than ever so that users of terminals and computers with Windows Phone 8.x and Windows 8.1 saw how little by little they stopped receiving the support that they had received up to that moment. A cessation that has been slow but progressive and without pause.
And now there are two new applications that apparently will suffer the abandonment of the company that develops them. This is Facebook and Facebook Messenger that will no longer receive support at the end of March for users who use them on Windows Phone 8.x and Windows 8.1.
Very bad news for the still many users who have not made the leap to Windows 10 or Windows 10 Mobile well because they are not interested or because your computer does not have the necessary possibilities to make the jump to the latest version of Windows.
A way to make users change systems or even hardware to continue using your applications
In this way, Microsoft, thanks to the work of the developers, ensures that users are indirectly forced to changein two options; either adopting a more recent version of the operating system or, in the worst case, changing equipment if they want to continue using these applications.
The excuse may be to abandon development and support for applications that are becoming increasingly obsolete Some applications that may even cause problems performance (more or less intentional) and that make companies prefer to focus on the most modern versions.
This has been echoed in the Messenger Blog, listing the versions of Facebook and Facebook Messenger that will stop receiving support in the coming days . Versions of Android, iOS and in this case, Windows 8.X:
- (Android) Facebook v55
- (Android) Facebook Messenger V10
- (iOS) Facebook V26 for iPad
- (iOS) Messenger V8
- (iOS) Facebook
- (Windows) Facebook for Windows Phone.
- (Windows) Messenger for Windows Phone 8 and 8.1.
- (Windows) Facebook for Windows 8 and 8.1.
It will be in the next few days when these versions will stop receiving support. A frankly negative decision which, justified or not, is still a significant blow to affected users, especially in Windows, since these are two of the the most used applications.
Via | Messenger Blog
