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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
lemedy

please stop spreading misinformation about the update lol

shinoharaseiko

Post replies are being worked on to be reintroduced and the fanmail system is being dropped in favor of an chat function. Accounts with the update can no longer send fanmail but your existing messages will still be in your inbox. 

There is no word on when post replies will be back, simply that they will and they are going to be improved when they are.

You can disable chat messages from nonmutuals and blogs with multiple admins and private blogs are not capable of sending IMs but sideblogs are. 

AKA you can now message someone from a sideblog without giving away your other urls.

You can also delete a conversation or block a person from messaging you from the messenger itself. Unless the person has editted their settings to only receive IMs from mutuals, is a private blog, or is an admin of a group blog, you can message anyone on tumblr.

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#bluespace the update looks like this.

That is the situation. Please stop circulating a bunch of incorrect posts because you want to be mad at staff when, really, this is actually a sound and functional update that the userbase has wanted for a very long time.

Source: hika-kirai
jack-nyahpier
staff:
“ You asked for it. Here it comes. Messaging. Real, threaded, instant messaging. It’s in the latest Android and iOS apps, and on the web.
Yep: Now you can talk to a Tumblr.
This is a big launch, and it’s going to take a few weeks to get it out...
staff

You asked for it. Here it comes. Messaging. Real, threaded, instant messaging. It’s in the latest Android and iOS apps, and on the web.

Yep: Now you can talk to a Tumblr.

This is a big launch, and it’s going to take a few weeks to get it out to everyone (we need to make sure our servers can handle the weight of your discourse). If you don’t have it now, you’ll have it soon.

Q: So, how can I tell if I have messaging?

A: Great question. If you see this smiley balloon hanging out on your screen…

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…you’ve got messaging. If you message someone, they’ll get messaging. Eventually, messaging will cover the earth.

Q: What if I have other Q’s? What if I have A’s, even?

A: Well dang, we’d love to hear any feedback or questions you have about this thing. What works well? What kind of doesn’t? What kind of features do you want to see? Those are some of the Q’s that could use your A’s. Our support team is listening (and they’ve already put together an FAQ).  

Source: staff