![]() The company wants to operate the three services on the same infrastructure to have a cross-platform chat service with end-to-end encryption. The move is thought to have been made in anticipation of Facebook’s plan of unifying all its messaging services - WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. The person must confirm their phone number in Messenger for you to be able to add them as a contact via their phone number. But a bug has been reported by few users who don’t have a Facebook account who stated that an error message up which indicated that the Messenger account was restricted. The users who have signed up using their phone number before the update will not be affected by it. SEE ALSO: Facebook Leaves No Doubt: It's The Right Wing's Social Network Now If you already use Messenger without a Facebook account, no need to do anything.” ![]() We found that the vast majority of people who use Messenger already log in through Facebook and we wanted to simplify the process. ![]() The feature’s removal was confirmed by a Facebook spokesperson who explained in an email to VentureBeat, “If you’re new to Messenger, you’ll notice that you need a Facebook account to chat with friends and close connections. ![]() It means that users can no longer register to Messenger services through their phone number and have to create a Facebook account to do the same. ![]() In a new update, the company has now removed the ability to sign-up for the Messenger service without the need for a Facebook account. Until recently, users could sign-up to Facebook’s Messenger or Messenger Lite platforms via their mobile number. ![]()
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