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Facebook is shutting down these three apps



Facebook is shutting down these three apps




The company also revealed that it will delete all the user data from the three apps within 90 days..
Social networking giant Facebook  has announced that it will be shutting down three apps. The three apps include Hello, Moves , and tbh. The company said that it is shutting down the three apps due to low usage.

The Hello app was launched in the year 2015 for Android users in Brazil, the US and Nigeria. It allows the users to combine information from Facebook with contact information on their phone. The company will be deprecating Hello in a few weeks.


The second app which the company will discontinue is called Moves. Facebook purchased the fitness app Moves in the year 2014. The app allows the users to record their daily activities including walking, cycling and running. Facebook will be shutting down the app on July 31.

Last on the list is the tbh app. This app was acquired by Facebook last year. It is an  anonymous social media app for high school students in the US.


The company also revealed that it will delete all the user data from the three apps within 90 days.




What the company has to say

In an official blog post the company said, “We regularly review our apps to assess which ones people value most. Sometimes this means closing an app and its accompanying APIs. We know some people are still using these apps and will be disappointed — and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support. But we need to prioritize our work so we don’t spread ourselves too thin. And it’s only by trial and error that we’ll create great social experiences for people.”


Recently, it was reported that Facebook is testing a snooze feature which will enable the users to mute some posts for a period of 30 days. These posts will be related to some keywords. Facebook confirmed that it is testing this feature to TechCrunch who reported, "that the feature is rolling out to a small percentage of users."

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