I've had phones that won't let you uninstall it. The best you can do is "disable" it because it's somehow built into their system. But yeah, one of the first things I do when I get a new phone is delete that app.
If they're putting their software on your phone in a way that it is difficult to delete, they know what they are doing. FB has determined they get more customers via lock in than they lose by pissing people off.
This raises questions about phone providers that preload FB.
I've had phones that won't let you uninstall it. The best you can do is "disable" it because it's somehow built into their system. But yeah, one of the first things I do when I get a new phone is delete that app.
"We should make permanent data-suckers that sap processing power, space, and battery life on our phones."
"Why are people jailbreaking their phones to delete our software?!"
If they're putting their software on your phone in a way that it is difficult to delete, they know what they are doing. FB has determined they get more customers via lock in than they lose by pissing people off.