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Meta discontinues Messenger Lite for Android, it will be unavailable after Sep 18. Users need to install regular Messenger app instead(beehaw.org)

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I have not found any news article on this on a whim. Because my friends and family, I need to use Facebook Messenger, and Messenger Lite was a OK client - lightweight, no unnecessary features, etc., compared to the regular Messenger app.

Now I’m a little torn, having a Meta app on my phone is already bad, but having to downgrade to the bloated Messenger app? Not sure I will make a change. What are your thoughts?

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jet@hackertalks.com
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Would beeper be a better solution for you? Self-hosted beeper, and a matrix client on your phone.

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Elegast@lemmy.ca
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ATM beeper Facebook bridge works fine. Use it daily. I’d prefer to self host beeper/matrix/bridges but haven’t had time to set it up and got an invite to beeper a few weeks ago.

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Moonrise2473@feddit.it
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But this means people will continue to use that network. It’s not desiderable for me

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DahGangalang@infosec.pub
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Can you pass any guides on how to do this?

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