Facebook today published an explanatory letter in order to contain the adverse reactions that accompanied the cancellation chat feature through Facebook application for smart phones, where the company recently forced users to download their own chat application "Facebook Messenger" in order to use the messaging feature.
The range reactions of users and the press have criticized the move, especially with some of the fears that have emerged about the big powers that are required to access the application, which saw some of it may violate the privacy of the user.
The Facebook message has appears for some users as a publication prominently at the top of the main page of the Facebook application on the phone, as the company published a copy of it on its website .
The letter says: "Like the majority of other applications, we ask for permission to run certain features, such as contacts or send pictures, video or voice messages." And the message relay : "If you want to send a self-portrait of a friend, the application needs permission to turn on the camera of your phone and take the picture. We do not turn on the camera or microphone during non-use of the application.
And the message explain the reason for the company's focus on the application of the "Messenger" and disable the chat feature in the main application, saying that users typically respond quickly higher by 20 percent with possession for the application of the "Messenger", the company said it believes that the user will find both applications useful in different ways. She said she hoped the experience of application users "Messenger," and enjoy all the other features offered by the application, such as chat groups with posters and send pictures.
The range reactions of users and the press have criticized the move, especially with some of the fears that have emerged about the big powers that are required to access the application, which saw some of it may violate the privacy of the user.
The Facebook message has appears for some users as a publication prominently at the top of the main page of the Facebook application on the phone, as the company published a copy of it on its website .
The letter says: "Like the majority of other applications, we ask for permission to run certain features, such as contacts or send pictures, video or voice messages." And the message relay : "If you want to send a self-portrait of a friend, the application needs permission to turn on the camera of your phone and take the picture. We do not turn on the camera or microphone during non-use of the application.
And the message explain the reason for the company's focus on the application of the "Messenger" and disable the chat feature in the main application, saying that users typically respond quickly higher by 20 percent with possession for the application of the "Messenger", the company said it believes that the user will find both applications useful in different ways. She said she hoped the experience of application users "Messenger," and enjoy all the other features offered by the application, such as chat groups with posters and send pictures.