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> On 5 Jun 2015, at 6:56 am, [email protected] wrote: > > Everytime I inter the info per the instructions, it says I need a jabar > account and password, that the ones I inter are not correct. Oh well, it was > a nice thought. > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shaf > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 11:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: How to Use FaceBook Messenger on Mac OS X via Messages App | > OSXDaily > > Yes, but it has been deprecated. > > > On 6/4/2015 4:04 PM, Traci wrote: > Is this the same as Facebook chat that people were looking for? Interesting > article. > > Tips & Tricks > Mac OS X > iPhone > iPad > News > April 25, 2015 ↔ 13 comments > How to Use FaceBook Messenger on Mac OS X via Messages App > > Paul Horowitz > Share Tweet + 1 Mail > Facebook Messenger is a popular means of communicating, but the Mac doesn’t > have a dedicated Facebook messaging app like the iPhone or Android does… or > does it!?! Indeed, you can use Facebook Messenger to message friends from OS > X, and in moments you can set up the Mac Messages app to function as a > Facebook Messenger client in OS X. > > Using Facebook Messenger from the Mac is really quite simple, but it’s > entirely separate from configuring Facebook sharing from the Mac, so if you > have done one but not the other, you’d need to complete both to have the full > Facebook functions of sharing, posting, and messaging available to you in OS > X. > > How to Add Facebook Messenger to Messages in OS X > > This basically turns your Messages app into a full fledged Mac Facebook > Messenger client, you’ll be set up in just a few seconds with these > instructions: > > Open the Messages app on the Mac if you haven’t done so yet > > Pull down the “Messages” menu and choose “Add Account…” > > From the message account screen, choose “Other messages account…” and click > on “Continue” > > Pull down the menu next to “Account Type” and select ‘Jabber’ from the list > In “Account Name” enter your Facebook account user name as follows: > [email protected] (a Facebook username is whatever your Facebook > profile URL is, for example: ‘www.facebook.com/your_name_here’ the username > would be “your_name_here” and the account name would then be > [email protected]) > Enter your Facebook account password in the password field, this is the same > one you use to login to Facebook from the web or the apps > > Ignore all other settings and choose “Create” – this will setup Facebook > messaging client and in a moment you’ll see your Facebook Friends list > populate as a buddy list, complete with friend names and friend profile > pictures > > Message anyone in the list as usual, the conversations are going through > Facebook Messenger > > If you’re on a Mac, the ability to have Facebook Messenger conversations > right in the Messages app of OS X is really quite nice, the conversations > will appear alongside other text messages and iMessages, Google Chat, Yahoo > Messenger, or AOL / AIM communications. > > Once you have Facebook Messenger added to Messages, you will be automatically > logged into Facebook Messenger when the Messages app opens. To log out of > Facebook Messenger in Messages, simply pull down the “Messages” menu item and > choose “Log out of chat.facebook.com” – similarly, you can log in that way as > well. > > You can access the Facebook Friends buddy list at any time from the “Windows” > menu item in Messages app, where you can also set your status to be online or > offline, or away. > > > This certainly beats having a web browser window open to Facebook.com on a > Mac, and if you have set up Facebook posts and sharing in OS X you now have > much of the Facebook functionality right in OS X without having to go to the > website to talk to friends, share stuff, or post status updates. > > What if you don’t have Messages for OS X? All modern Macs should, but if > you’re using an older version of Mac system software that has the iChat app > instead, don’t worry, you can also use Facebook chat in iChat too. The > configuration and setup process is a little bit different, but the protocol > is the same as is the ability to have a full conversation with your Facebook > buddies. So, whatever your version of OS X on whatever your Mac, you’ll be > Facebooking. Good for you. And no, if Facebook has been blocked on the > network or hosts file, this will not bypass it. > > previous post How to Disable Safari Power Saver Plug-In Stopping on Mac OS X > next post Get a $12,000 Gold Apple Watch Edition on a $400 Budget... Sort Of > 13 responses > > Joseph > April 25, 2015 > Isn’t this functionality going away on April 30? > > https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/changelog > > Dan G. > April 25, 2015 > Unfortunately you can only enjoy this ability for 5 more days. The service is > being deprecated on 4/30/2015: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/chat > > Paul > April 25, 2015 > Wow what a bummer, I guess the web app or iOS app will have to do! > > Josh > April 25, 2015 > Good tip, but there are some other (quite possibly, better) options too. > > Standalone Mac app: http://www.goofyapp.com > > Facebook also has a web app that works just as well: > https://www.messenger.com/ > > mark > April 25, 2015 > Goofy is only for Yosemite, so thats a no no here. > > Ryan > April 26, 2015 > Glad I read the comments before I sat down to do this. I’m new to Mac and was > surprised and slightly disappointed to see no Facebook/Instagram app support. > > Dee W > April 27, 2015 > This did not work for me. > > april j. > April 27, 2015 > if security is a concern of yours, you shouldn’t be using fb chat, anyway! > for the love of god, use a messenger with end-to-end-encryption, like adium > (otr). (on your idevice, you could be using something like threema or > telegram.) > > Kjetil Haugen > May 5, 2015 > Still works nicely as far as I can see. > > Kevin > May 9, 2015 > Contrary to previous comments, FB hasn’t closed this portal down. It still > works as of May 10th. > > Vive > May 13, 2015 > I’ve used it but doesn’t work correctly with many participants of the chat. > Now I’m using this: http://fbmacmessenger.rsms.me, works perfectly > > viaccess2 > May 26, 2015 > wow i love it > still working 26 May it is very cool > > This > June 1, 2015 > This doesn’t work (anymore?). 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