These days a lot of headlines around Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile get written when a company opts to stop updating their app and either pulls it from the Windows Store or just leaves it in place until it stops working.
No matter the reasoning behind it, fans of these mobile Windows platforms see it as an affront to their favorite device/ecosystem. The social media giant has announced it is ending support for devices running some older versions of the apps, including v55 of the Facebook app and v10 of Messenger on Android.
It also announced it was stopping support for Facebook for Windows Phone.
If you find you are suddenly unable to run either app, Facebook suggests updating to the latest version, or migrating to Facebook Lite, a pared down version of the platform. If your mobile does not support the latest versions of Facebook, the company recommends going to Facebook.com through your mobile browser.
Defending its decision to end support for older versions, Facebook said in a blog: “Our team spends countless hours making it the best way to message your friends and family. One of the ways we continue to improve is by consistently introducing rich features, like voice and video calling, games, and bots for Messenger. Using older versions of apps means that experiences won’t work well or sometimes not at all.”
The latest changes announced by Facebook over on their Messenger blog does indeed state they are pulling versions of the Facebook and Messenger app for Windows Phone and Windows 8/8.1 however, also included in that announcement is their plans to deprecate older versions of these apps on Android and iOS.
By the end of this month, which happens to be this coming Friday, Facebook will cease support for the followings app versions and operating systems:
- Android
- Facebook for Android v55, released on November 16, 2015, and below.
- Messenger v10, released on August 14, 2014, and below.
- iOS
- Facebook for iPad v26, released on October 10, 2011, and below.
- Messenger v8, released on July 14, 2014, and below.
- Facebook for iOS, released on October 10, 2011, and below.
- Windows
- Facebook for Windows Phone.
- Messenger for Windows Phone 8 and 8.1.
- Facebook for Windows 8 and 8.1 desktop app.
They do provide some recommendations and links to update to the latest version of the apps for users:
For people using Android:
- Versions older than 2.3 (Gingerbread) – Facebook.com through your mobile browser
- Version 2.3 (Gingerbread) – Messenger Lite or Facebook Lite where available, or Facebook.com through your mobile browser
- Version 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and above – Update to the latest app version
For people using iOS:
For people using Windows:
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