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

Meta executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt the messaging services connected to its Facebook and Instagram apps despite ...

Facebook is planning to retire its Messenger.com web app in April after pulling the plug on its desktop apps a couple of ...

Court filings show Meta executives warned in 2019 that encrypting Messenger could reduce child exploitation reporting to authorities.

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.

From April 2026, users will no longer be able to access messenger.com, and web-based chats will instead be routed through ...

Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website, according to a company help page. The website will disappear in April, though web users will still be able to send and receive messages within ...

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 ...