I just use the web interphase from the mbasic.facebook.com
> On Nov 27, 2020, at 13:56, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Has anyone tried this route, or is it obsolete? > > >> >> https://osxdaily.com/2015/04/25/set-facebook-messenger-mac-messages-os-x/ >> <https://osxdaily.com/2015/04/25/set-facebook-messenger-mac-messages-os-x/> >> >> How to Use FaceBook Messenger on Mac OS X via Messages App >> >> <Facebook-Messenger-icon.jpeg> 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 >> <https://osxdaily.com/2012/09/25/set-up-facebook-mac-os-x/>, 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: >> >> <facebook-messenger-mac-os-x-messages-as-facebook-chat.jpg> >> >> 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 >> <https://osxdaily.com/2014/12/17/send-receive-text-messages-mac-os-x-sms-relay/> >> 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 >> <http://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. >> >> <facebook-messenger-on-mac-friends-list.jpg> >> >> This certainly beats having a web browser window open to Facebook.com >> <http://facebook.com/> on a Mac, and if you have set up Facebook posts and >> sharing in OS X <https://osxdaily.com/2012/09/25/set-up-facebook-mac-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 >> <https://osxdaily.com/2010/02/15/how-to-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 <https://osxdaily.com/2010/11/21/block-facebook/>, >> this will not bypass it. >> > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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