For instance, couple of years back, the social media firm disabled messaging within its web interface and recommended users to download the Messenger app instead. Even Facebook competitor Google (Alphabet Inc.) has seen success with its standalone photo-syncing app Google Photos. Last year, Google rejigged the Photos app and separated it from the Google+ social network , transforming Google Photos from an image sharing service to a free-to-use cloud storage. Many Facebook users were not happy with the changes, but chief executive and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg couldn’t be happier, considering Messenger’s growth trajectory in the last two years. Facebook users need to download Moments app to keep privately synced photos on their profile, otherwise they will be automatically deleted by 7 JulyIf you are an avid Facebook user, you would have come across this small notification by the social networking company.

Source: Mint June 13, 2016 13:19 UTC