Facebook Messenger for iOS is now twice as fast, one fourth the size

02 March 2020
The app has been rebuilt from the ground up to be faster, smaller, and simpler.

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DroidBoye, 03 Mar 2020This is one testament that iOS is much faster than Android ... moreNative app has to be faster on its first system. But the fact is different. Android is faster mostly.

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    zuckeberg still free or behind bars

      Anonymous, 03 Mar 2020Good. But Android is the bestWhatever floats your goat.

        electrash, 03 Mar 2020Are you kidding me right now? Did you try to develop some... moreI don't develop on both but ask Moza and GoPro that develops 3rd party apps for Gimbals on both platforms. My friend's iPhone 6s Plus which was released from 2015 has all the features that the Moza app has which includes all the features that the main cam has. While my 1 year old Android phone only exposes some of its camera API features. Ask Moza and GoPro via email and they'll tell you again and again that Android manufacturers does not expose their full cameraAPI features to 3rd parties. IF you don't acknowledge the fact on how Android ecosystem is fragmented, you're the ones that's talking nonsense. I only code openCV in Android for our company, my only experience with iOS is with their docs that I read from time to time.

        IF you don't know how Android and iOS is conceived and how one of them cater "interoperability" between different types of hardware which simply sacrifices performance for flexibility, you'll never know how they perform when pitted with apps that were coded natively on both. Also considering that there's no SoC in the 'droid that can match the top of the line bionic in terms of performance.

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          Anonymous, 03 Mar 2020Android is horrible mess, it's not just one app. Almost eve... moreandroid has more apps than ios n00b

            ummm, nevermind

              Good news. Now, more spare capacity to upload your data to their data centre.

                Future human civilizations will still be arguing over the debate of which is better Android or IOS. Personally each has its pros and cons but I personally take privacy and stability over customization and open utility so I stick with IOS.

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                  • 03 Mar 2020

                  Do people still use this? Im not into any messenger really (guess it's because I got no friends, lol, loser I am) but clearly the FB messenger has been dead for a while now?! Glad its faster now.....

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                    Anonymous, 03 Mar 2020Android is horrible mess, it's not just one app. Almost eve... moreIOS in simple words means pay more for software than hardware.
                    Android is more suitable for people in different budgets as there is nothing as a cheqp iphone and if you call 400$cheap then visit or read aboit other countries as not all of the world can afford an iphone.

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                      SkaAndroid, 03 Mar 2020Haha your iPhone made in china. Average specs and overpriced. Using the word Android is just too general.

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                        • 03 Mar 2020

                        It's Zuckerberg still free or behind bars?

                          Good news.
                          Ios for Software, android for Hardware.

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                            Anonymous, 03 Mar 2020And that's why iPhone (iOS) > Android. End of discussion... moreHaha your iPhone made in china. Average specs and overpriced.

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                              DroidBoye, 03 Mar 2020This is one testament that iOS is much faster than Android ... moreAre you kidding me right now?
                              Did you try to develop something for iOS and android that requires access to hardware?

                              I think you didnt based on your reply right now

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                                X41, 03 Mar 2020Android is better than apple in so many ways... Apple ipho... moreAndroid is better overall.

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                                  Anonymous, 03 Mar 2020I can see some lifeless people in the comment section here ... moreAndroid is horrible mess, it's not just one app. Almost everything comes later for android if ever. Android is so fragmented with countless of different phones. It's huge pain for developers. That's why we iOS users can enjoy all the new good stuff first.

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                                    I can see some lifeless people in the comment section here judging a whole system by one app! Seriously? Android still is better, more convince and usable.

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                                      DroidBoye, 03 Mar 2020This is one testament that iOS is much faster than Android ... moreGood. But Android is the best

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                                        X41, 03 Mar 2020I used messenger lite and open it one or twice a week. But ... moreyeah thats on android, but is the full android app being redesigned too?