Microsoft is killing off a key selling point of its Windows
Phone operating system: Facebook integration. The software giant first launched
Windows Phone back in 2010 as the first to feature deep integration with
Facebook contacts and the news feed. It was a unique feature, but due to a
recent update to Facebook’s Graph API, Microsoft has been forced to shutdown
all of its Facebook Connect features.
In a detailed support article, Microsoft notes that Facebook
contact integration in Outlook.com, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone will no
longer work. "Contact information for the Facebook contacts shown will no
longer be updated with information from Facebook," notes Microsoft. The
changes go even further than just the much loved Facebook contacts integration.
Microsoft’s social connector for Outlook 2013 is now rendered useless for
Facebook integration, and the company’s Office 365 Outlook Web App will no longer
pull in any Facebook information.
We’ve reached out to Microsoft for comment on the service
changes, and we’ll update you accordingly. According to the company’s support
page, this isn’t a temporary change and "Facebook Connect features will no
longer be supported."
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