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Facebook extends Messenger service to anyone with a phone number

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By John Glenday, Reporter

June 25, 2015 | 1 min read

Facebook is going all out for growth with its new Messenger service, the direct mail spin-off from its own site, by making the app available to anyone with a phone number.

This means that even people who refuse to sign up to a Facebook account will still be able to access its full range of functionality; including photos, videos, group, chats, voice and video calling.

In a statement Louis Boval, Facebook software engineer, said: “With Messenger, we’ve been focused on creating the best messaging experience possible by giving people a fun and easy way to connect and express themselves with friends and contacts. If you’re in Canada, the United States, Peru or Venezuela, we are starting to roll out a new way for you to sign up for Messenger – without a Facebook account.”

Naturally, Facebook still recommends signing up via your existing log-in credentials if you have them as it says this will streamline the process of messaging friends and contacts, as well as accessing Facebook messages and multi-device messaging across mobile, tablet and desktop.

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