Facebook to make Messenger app mandatory in smartphones

Facebook is all set to make its Messenger app mandatory for its iPhone and Android users in the coming few days. What this means is that, every user of iPhone or Android smartphone should compulsorily download the standalone Facebook Messenger app in order to continue messaging with their Facebook friends.

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Facebook first implemented this plan in Europe earlier this year, and after seeing the positive effect this change brought, the firm has now decided to expand the same plan to everyone.

With the implementation of this mandatory Messenger download plan,  users will no longer have access to messaging from the main Facebook app in their smartphones and they will have to depend on the Messenger app to chat with their Facebook friends.

Facebook did not notify this issue in a blog post. It rather is notifying its users directly. The firm contacted Josh Constine of TechCrunch with the following official statement.

“In the next few days, we’re continuing to notify more people that if they want to send and receive Facebook messages, they’ll need to download the Messenger app. As we’ve said, our goal is to focus development efforts on making Messenger the best mobile messaging experience possible and avoid the confusion of having separate Facebook mobile Messaging experiences. Messenger is used by more than 200 million people every month, and we’ll keep working to make it even more engaging way to connect with people.”

Considering the huge number of messaging apps available for smartphones these days, it is yet to be seen how Facebook thinks its Messenger, implemented this way, could succeed.

However, users of mobile web, iPad, feature phones, desktop and Windows Phone users can be able to access the messaging feature from the main app and are not prone to this forced usage of Messenger. For now.

READ ALSO: Facebook Messenger gains full iPad support for the first time

But the Android and iPhone users are soon expected to be forced into this. They are said to receive optional notices on their phones and Facebook will send an email to the people about this.

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Angry Birds for iPhone gets updated with Bonus Episode of 15 new levels!

The original Angry Birds game for iOS is now updated with a Bonus Episode which gives 15 new levels to play on iPhone or iPad.

The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Take revenge on the greedy pigs who stole their eggs. Use the unique powers of each bird and attack pigs and fight their defenses. Each level requires logic, skill and force to solve.

There is also a one-time option to purchase the Mighty Eagle within the app. This helps when players get stuck in the game at any level.

New features in the updated version 4.2.0 of Angry Birds are:

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Angry Birds for iPhone gets updated with Bonus Episode of 15 new levels!

The original Angry Birds game for iOS is now updated with a Bonus Episode which gives 15 new levels to play on iPhone or iPad.

The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Take revenge on the greedy pigs who stole their eggs. Use the unique powers of each bird and attack pigs and fight their defenses. Each level requires logic, skill and force to solve.

There is also a one-time option to purchase the Mighty Eagle within the app. This helps when players get stuck in the game at any level.

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How to take photos while recording video on iPhone

Apple has added a new feature in the iPhone 5 that allows its users to capture photos while recording video at the same time. This come come to use when the user is recording a video and suddenly happens to want to take a photo. This article gives in steps how to capture pictures while simultaneously recording a video on iPhone:

1. From the Home screen, open the Camera.

2. Set the camera in the video mode. The start or stop record button (the red one) will be appearing on the bottom of the screen.

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How to check how much space apps take up on iPhone

You try to download a new app from the app store and suddenly you find that no more space is available in your iPhone. In such cases or in general, you would like to know which of the apps installed in your iPhone are consuming how much storage space. This post helps you with that. Read on to know.

How to check how much space apps consume on iPhone :

1. From the home screen, go to Settings

2. Tap on General

3. In the General menu, tap on Usage

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How to backup contacts from iPhone

To backup all the contacts from iPhone, users now have a free app called “My Contact Backup” available on the iTunes for free to download and install. This app has the following features in taking backup of the contacts from iPhone:

• No internet connection required. This app emails the file consisting of all the contacts to the user specified email address.
• Restoring the contacts back into the phone is easy. It does not require any other app to restore the backup file.
• This app can be used not only on iPhone, but also on iPad and iPod touch.
• A reminder can be set within the app so that the user gets reminded periodically to take backup of the phone’s contacts. Presently, weekly or monthly reminder is available within the app.
• The contacts that will be taken back up can be saved as vCard (VCF) file or CSV files. File in any of the above format can be emailed to the specified email address.

Get this app from the App store on iTunes here: My Contacts Backup

• Once the app is installed, it will be seen as “MC Backup” on the user’s iOS device.
• Tap on it to launch the app and a screen which shows the total number of contacts in the phone appears.
• Below the number of contacts, a green button option saying “Backup” will also appear.
• Tap on the backup button and the app starts to create a backup file of all the contacts. A progress bar appears at the bottom of the screen.
• When the backup file is created, the app will prompt the user to email the file.
• An email address can be specified by the user in the space asked for the mail address and the

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