The Messenger mobile app for iOS and Android will remain fully operational and unaffected, allowing users to continue conversations as usual on smartphones and tablets.

The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.

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 ...

Messenger web users will be redirected to Facebook's chat interface after the shutdown. Meta previously retired the desktop apps for Mac and Windows.

Meta Platforms will retire the standalone Messenger desktop app and Messenger.com by 2026, redirecting users to Facebook's messaging page.

Facebook Messenger is the main messaging app from Facebook, now Meta, that offers both unencrypted and end-to-end encrypted messages for its users. Facebook offers a number of ways to better organize ...

Facebook, to this day, has a massive daily user base and is still regarded as one of the most popular social media services out there. By association, this makes Facebook Messenger — which comes built ...

Recent news on Meta’s Messenger has been confirmed. The Messenger standalone website will be gone from April 2026. This ...

These days, a lot of people prefer messaging over receiving phone calls as a form of communication. It's arguably the easier and less intrusive of the two methods and provides the recipient of the ...

Messenger is finally making end-to-end encryption the default setting on all personal messages and calls, along with several other updates. It's good news for anyone concerned about their online ...

This article will explain why you can't deactivate Facebook Messenger and will show you the steps to make sure no one knows when you're using it. These instructions apply to the Messenger app on your ...