{"id":69496,"date":"2014-07-19T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-07-19T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=69496"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:35:34","slug":"use-im-as-an-alternative-to-facebooks-messenger-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/use-im-as-an-alternative-to-facebooks-messenger-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Use IM+ as an alternative to Facebook’s Messenger app"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook forced its users to download the Facebook Messenger<\/strong> app in order to be able to chat with friends on mobile devices. Annoying for many<\/a>, there are actually third party options that let you chat more comfortably than Facebook’s native Messenger app. One of these is IM+<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

No more Facebook chat<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s no longer possible to chat with friends via Facebook’s mobile app after its decision to remove messaging<\/a> in favor of a standalone Messenger.\u00a0The result? When you try to send a message in the native app, Facebook prompts you to download Messenger<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Facebook<\/p>\n

Without asking its users, Facebook has forced them to install Facebook Messenger <\/em><\/p>\n

While IM+ <\/strong>doesn\u2019t add the chat feature back to the official Facebook app, it at least aims to give you a similar experience<\/strong>. With IM +, you can control multiple services like Google Hangouts<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>, all through\u00a0the app. More than a simple alternative to Messenger, IM+ can help revolutionize your entire mobile chatting experience.<\/p>\n

\"ServicesAdd several chat services and manage them all from the IM+ app<\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s see how it works.<\/p>\n

1. Download IM+<\/h3>\n

Download the IM+ app. Just like Facebook, it’s a multiplatform service, and you’ll find it for all operating systems: Android<\/a>, BlackBerry<\/a>, iOS<\/a>, Windows Phone<\/a>, and Windows 8<\/a>. You can even access the web app<\/a> from your browser.<\/p>\n

2. Sync accounts<\/h3>\n

<\/strong>On the main screen, add the accounts you want to sync. Facebook is, of course, on this list.<\/p>\n

\"Add<\/p>\n

3. Enter credentials<\/h3>\n

<\/strong>Enter the email and password associated with your Facebook account, and tap OK<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Connection<\/p>\n

4. Wait for contacts to sync<\/h3>\n

<\/strong>All your contacts are automatically added to the corresponding list. The interface is very simple to use and shouldn\u2019t give you any problems.<\/p>\n

\"Message<\/p>\n

If you’re a chat addict<\/strong>, IM+ will be really useful for you, and its especially perfect for all those who refuse to install Facebook Messenger.<\/p>\n

Are you for or against Facebook Messenger? <\/strong> Jon and Suzie have already taken sides<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter: <\/em>@bbrassart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Facebook forced its users to download the Facebook Messenger app in order to be able to chat with friends on mobile devices. Annoying for many, there are actually third party options that let you chat more comfortably than Facebook’s native Messenger app. One of these is IM+. No more Facebook chat It\u2019s no longer possible … Continue reading “Use IM+ as an alternative to Facebook’s Messenger app”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2043,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-69496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2043"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330486,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69496\/revisions\/330486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69496"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=69496"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=69496"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=69496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}