Safari Facebook chat pane not working

[zoeloe]

Hi,
Recently (some weeks ago) I noticed that FB said that when using Catalina and tapping the Chat icon top richt on the web page,.. it said that:
"You may need to update your browser
End-to-end encrypted chats won't appear in this browser. Try updating your browser or use another one."

https://www.facebook.com/help/597429858389632/

Ok,.... but now,... (somewhere around +- May 13th ?) the chat pop-up inside the open FB webpage keeps "loading" when you try to start a chat with a person one-on-one.

It seems that the chat panel is not loading... does that mean, that whenever you engaged a non encrypted end-to-end chat previously with a person the chat panel doesn't load now in Safari ?

But, it works fine on Firefox.

Has Catalina Safari a defunct TLS version or what is happening here ?

Am I the only one ?

TIA

 

[sdfox7]

Hi,
Recently (some weeks ago) I noticed that FB said that when using Catalina and tapping the Chat icon top richt on the web page,.. it said that:
"You may need to update your browser
End-to-end encrypted chats won't appear in this browser. Try updating your browser or use another one."

https://www.facebook.com/help/597429858389632/

Ok,.... but now,... (somewhere around +- May 13th ?) the chat pop-up inside the open FB webpage keeps "loading" when you try to start a chat with a person one-on-one.

It seems that the chat panel is not loading... does that mean, that whenever you engaged a non encrypted end-to-end chat previously with a person the chat panel doesn't load now in Safari ?

But, it works fine on Firefox.

Has Catalina Safari a defunct TLS version or what is happening here ?

Am I the only one ?

TIA

Safari is not a supported browser for end to end encryption on facebook.com. You need to log in through messenger.com. If you're already logged into Facebook it should take you directly to chat.

Use a browser that supports end-to-end encryption on Messenger and Facebook​

 

[zoeloe]

Thanks for explaining.
messenger.com needs that you open the App on your smartphone to continue.
I don't have a smartphone. Thanks FB.

 

[JonnyMacx86]

Messenger is available as an app on the Mac App Store! Hope that solves it.

‎Messenger

‎Made for big screens and close connections. Get access to free* texting, and high-quality voice and video chat built specifically for desktop. MADE FOR DESKTOP, MADE FOR YOU Type even faster, multi-task while video chatting so you never miss a moment and stay connected with desktop notifications.…

apps.apple.com

 

[zoeloe]

Messenger is available as an app on the Mac App Store! Hope that solves it.

‎Messenger

‎Made for big screens and close connections. Get access to free* texting, and high-quality voice and video chat built specifically for desktop. MADE FOR DESKTOP, MADE FOR YOU Type even faster, multi-task while video chatting so you never miss a moment and stay connected with desktop notifications.…

apps.apple.com

Great advise,... but,... been there and tried that... Messenger App on macOS requires also (local laws DMA ?) me to open it on a smart phone.

 

[JonnyMacx86]

Great advise,... but,... been there and tried that... Messenger App on macOS requires also (local laws DMA ?) me to open it on a smart phone.

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Oh, I'm sorry. What a pain. You may need to ask a friend with a smartphone if they could log out and let you log in just for a moment.

 

[sdfox7]

Thanks for explaining.
messenger.com needs that you open the App on your smartphone to continue.
I don't have a smartphone. Thanks FB.

Are you sure?? Works fine on my MacBook running High Sierra.