RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook ...

These instructions apply to the Messenger app on your mobile device. Now, even if you open Messenger to read or send messages, it won't show that you're online. This is a great way to discourage your ...

According to Downdetector, most of the problems were with Facebook Messenger, though some are having problems with Facebook.

The Facebook Messenger update means only the sender and recipient can read or listen to messages and calls. Users can choose to back up messages with a six-digit PIN, or store a virtual key in their ...

Meta's Facebook is trialling new security and privacy features for Messenger. Meta has started to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chat as a default for Messenger chats and, as a companion to it, ...

Facebook's various apps have been met with mixed response from users, but if there is one app that Facebook did absolutely right, it would have to be Facebook Messenger. It is by far the most useful ...

Since 2018, Facebook has had a feature called Watch Party, allowing people in Facebook Groups to watch videos together and ...