Stop The Facebook Messenger App, Apple Users Angry!

The Facebook Messenger app will stop operating on Apple Watch smartwatches. (photo: dock. Meta)

JAKARTA - Starting later this month, the Facebook Messenger app will stop operating on Apple Watch smartwatches.

This is known when some users get notifications from the app on their watch, "After May 31, Messenger will not be available as an Apple Watch app, but you can still get Messenger notifications on your watch," the notification said.

"People can still receive Messenger notifications on their Apple Watch when paired, but from the end of May they can no longer respond from their watches. But they can continue to use Messenger on their iPhones, desktops and webs," Meta said when confirmed by Review.

NOT HAPPY @Apple @messenger #applewatch #wtf pic.twitter.com/B81aK6EUf3

— Amanda Nova (@M_anda_M) May 9, 2023

NOT HAPPY @Apple @messenger #applewatch #wtf pic.twitter.com/B81aK6EUf3

Unfortunately, Meta did not reveal the reason behind this action. And strangely, not all Apple Watch users got the termination notice.

Facebook Messenger on Apple Watch can be used by users to send voice clips, give likes, stickers, and more without having to open the app on the phone.

Other well-known apps that have been discontinued on Apple Watch include Twitter, Instagram, Target, Trello, Slack, Hulu, and Uber.

Apple has gradually shifted from promoting Apple Watch as a home for apps, and now the company is focusing on fitness and health features as a major function.

Launching CNET, Friday, May 12, news of the changes emerged a day after the company confirmed WhatsApp, Meta's other messaging app, will be available as an application on Google's Wear OS.

Where owners of Pixel Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch 5, or other smartwatches, can send WhatsApp messages through their wrists.