Facebook Messenger is a terrific app that’s available for both iPhone and Android devices, and it makes it possible for users to chat with their Facebook friends while on the go. Of course, if you’re ...

Facebook launched a Messenger desktop app for Windows and macOS on Thursday, allowing users to text, voice and video chat for free outside of the social media platform’s website. In a press release, ...

Facebook recently removed messaging from its main app, forcing users to download a separate app called Messenger if they want to continue sending and receiving messages on their phone. Messenger has ...

Dara Kerr was a senior reporter for CNET covering the on-demand economy and tech culture. She grew up in Colorado, went to school in New York City and can never remember how to pronounce gif. Want to ...

Over the next few days, Facebook will stop allowing messaging in its main iPhone and Android apps, and force all their users around the world to download its standalone Messenger app. Facebook first ...

Facebook is removing the messaging capability from its mobile web application, according to a notice being served to users: “Your conversations are moving to Messenger,” it reads. Welcome news to the ...

During a public question and answer session held on Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg answered a number of questions about Facebook, and finally explained why his company made the unpopular move ...

In Messenger, you’re allowed to send videos back and forth between your contacts. These videos can be up to 25MB in size and are downloadable on any device. This is unlike Facebook, which does not ...

In August, Facebook finally pulled the plug on messages within the main Facebook app, forcing users instead to download its separate Messenger app. People weren't happy, and while Messenger rocketed ...

If you’re one of the 1.3 billion people using Facebook Messenger, then a powerful new campaign from WhatsApp as well as comments from Facebook itself should convince you it’s time to leave. Meanwhile, ...

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