It ’s all alteration for Meta platforms on smartwatches . Just yesterday we learned WhatsApp is coming to Wear atomic number 8 4 . However , Meta giveth but also taketh away . Facebook Messenger is about to become less useful onApple Watch .
The company has confirmed that Messenger users will no longer be able to messages from their wrist . The news make out to light from exploiter on societal media who post notifications on their Apple Watch informing them that , from May 31 , the Apple Watch app is going away completely .
“ After May 31 , Messenger wo n’t be available as an Apple Watch app , but you may still get Messenger notifications on your watch , ” reads the notice advising of change to Messenger on Apple Watch .
The ship’s company offered uncloudedness in a statement toReviewgeek(viaMacRumors ) , a spokesperson say : “ People can still pick up Messenger notifications on their Apple Watch when pair , but starting at the final stage of May they will no longer be able to respond from their picket . But they can continue using Messenger on their iPhone , desktop and the web . ”
The Apple Watch app was introduced right smart back in 2015 , around the dawn of the smartwatch itself . The app was actually quite handy for users who would rather not pick up their phones . It declare oneself the opportunity to record and ship voice message from the wrist and cut a quick thumb up to an incoming message to acknowledge its reception .
Meta has previously lay off the Instagram app too , so it might be a case of scaling back the apps where users ca n’t get to the full functionality .
gratuitous to say , not everyone is glad with the decision . Will you pretermit Facebook Messenger on your Apple Watch ? Let us have a go at it @trustedreviews on Twitter .
