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 ...

It is the popular messaging service used by millions of people around the country. But Facebook Messenger is soon due to stop working for millions of Britons. Meta, the owners of Facebook and WhatsApp ...

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 ...

There’s an update shock coming for Facebook Messenger users, which has implications for the platform’s billion users as well as Meta’s other giant WhatsApp, which is even bigger... Major surprise for ...

Both Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp have their individual strengths and weaknesses. If you have both apps downloaded on your phone, chances are you're familiar with a few of them. You might even rely ...

In a significant move towards enhancing user privacy and security, Facebook announced late last year that end-to-end encryption would become the default setting for all chats and calls on its popular ...

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 ...

The Facebook Messenger desktop app for macOS is being axed on December 15, forcing Mac users into using the web version, for better or worse. At the time, Facebook had already pulled the app from the ...

Facebook annoyed and puzzled many people last year when it forced them to download its Messenger app for chats. Its reasons for doing so are now clearer: Messenger is becoming a beast of an app, with ...