![]() Starting with the account type, select “Jabber” from the drop down list. ![]() From there, head to the menu bar and choose your respective program name, and click “Add Account.” You should see a pop-up asking for an account type, a username, and a password. To get started, you’ll need to open Messages or iChat. You’ll also need a Facebook profile (DUH!), and you’ll want to know your Facebook Username. ![]() Regardless of whether it’s iChat or Messages, the setup is (roughly) the same, so you don’t even need to be on the newest version of OS X (in fact, I’m using it on a Mac with OS X 10.5/Leopard). How, you ask? Join me on the journey below.įirst things first – You’ll need a Mac. According to Facebook’s site tour, you can actually use Facebook Messenger straight from Messages.app (and even iChat). Some of them aren’t terrible – but sometimes the simplest solution is the one that comes straight from the source. But what about on a Mac?Ī quick search of the Mac App Store reveals no less than 15 separate third-party apps that claim to offer a non-browser based IM system for Facebook. So much so, actually, that Facebook has a separate app just for messaging on both Android and iOS, as well as a desktop version for Windows PCs. Another popular messaging platform, though, is though Facebook. While all iOS owners probably use iMessage in some form or another, all those Android-types may be using Google Hangouts (especially in the newer Android OSes). It seems like everyone is on a different messaging platform these days.
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