Meta's new changes give EU users more control over how they use data on Facebook and Instagram. A new option allows users to separate or keep Instagram and Facebook accounts connected.
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Meta's new AI Sticker feature on Messenger is facing backlash for enabling disturbing and offensive content. Some users receive inappropriate images, including child soldiers and nude politicians.
Meta's Messenger app is ending SMS support for Android on September 28. This means that users will have to switch to other SMS apps like Google Messages, especially for RCS support.
There are currently 14 games to start with, including Words With Friends and Exploding Kittens, and the Facebook Messenger gaming feature is available on the web, along with its iOS and Android apps
Meta has announced a bunch of changes for end-to-end encrypted communication on its Messenger platforms. Enhancements include notifications for screenshots of disappearing messages, GIFs, and more.
Facebook has added new features to Messenger that should make it easier to find your favorite emoji reactions in a conversation. There's also a new Space Jam chat theme for fans of the original film.
Facebook is rolling out an update to Messenger that adds a few new themes, including a new Fast and Furious 9-based option. Facebook Pay also is receiving nifty ways to send payment information.
Facebook has opened its Messenger API for Instagram after a few months of testing. It allows businesses to integrate Instagram's messaging tools into their own applications and manage customer chats.
Facebook's Messenger seems to be facing a massive outage right now, as users are reporting on Twitter that they are unable to send and receive messages. There is no official word.
Facebook Messenger now provides additional context about who sent you a message request along with other ways to handle unwanted messages. It's also developing new features to protect minors.
You can now send a message to your friends via Messenger if you've logged in to a Quest or Quest 2 using your Facebook account, even if they are not on the virtual reality platform.
Facebook began rolling out Vanish Mode today to its Messenger app in the U.S. and a few other countries, allowing users to send disappearing messages. It's set to arrive on Instagram soon.
Facebook is rolling out an update to its Messenger app, which introduces a brand-new icon that's seemingly inspired by Instagram's colorful gradient. There are also new customization options.
Facebook has announced a new feature called Watch Together. It allows users in Messenger video calls or Messenger Rooms to view Facebook Watch content together as though they were together.
Facebook has announced a new forwarding limit on Messenger to fight the spread of misinformation and harmful content on the platform amid the pandemic and as the U.S. elections draw near.
Facebook has updated its Messenger chat plugin to let businesses reach more customers even if they are not logged in to their Facebook account. It can be installed on a business's website for free.
Facebook has today announced that it is expanding the screen sharing feature to Messenger and Messenger Rooms on Android and iOS. The feature supports up to 8 users in Messenger and 16 users in Rooms.
Facebook is introducing a new feature for its Messenger app that helps identify users that might be trying to impersonate a user's friends by checking accounts for suspicious activity.
Facebook Messenger has introduced a new coronavirus community hub to help people keep connected with friends and family amid social distancing. It also provides tips on fighting misinformation.
Microsoft's update round-up for Dynamics 365 Customer Service goes over features that were made generally available in the past few months, including Smart assist, Pro-active chat, and more.
Under secret conversations, Facebook is now beginning to test a previously unavailable feature. Through it, end-to-end encryption for both audio and video calls done via Messenger will be offered.
Following in the footsteps of other tech giants, Facebook has also revealed that it's been taking your voice chats and using contractors to listen to them. It has "paused" the practice for now.
Facebook has confirmed that it is shutting down Messenger's peer-to-peer mobile payment system in the UK and France from June 15 in a move seen as part of its shift to cryptocurrency.
Facebook Messenger's dark mode can now be enabled in a straightforward manner on mobile instead of having to go through the unusual method of sending a crescent moon emoji to one of your friends.
Facebook appears to be testing the integration of Messenger back into its core social media app. The messaging service's functionalities are limited only to sending and receiving messages for now.
Facebook Messenger now lets you respond to specific messages a contact sends you. These threaded messages will come in handy in group chats, or when you need to reply to several missed messages.
Facebook's recent outage spanning nearly 24 hours served as quite the accidental boon to rival messaging service, Telegram. The company claims to have gained three million new users during the outage.
While dark mode hasn't yet made it to the redesigned Facebook Messenger app, the feature toggle can be enabled in the app's settings by simply sending a crescent moon emoji in any conversation.
Mark Zuckerberg has ordered the messaging infrastructures of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to be merged in order to allow messaging across all three of the platforms. It'll be complete in 2020.
After a limited rollout last year, the new redesigned Facebook Messenger app is now beginning to roll out globally to iOS and Android users. It features a clutter-free, simplistic new interface.
In an earnings call meeting with investors on Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg commented that Apple's iMessage - of all things - was Facebook's biggest competition on the messaging service front.
Months after the company was found to be deleting Mark Zuckerberg's messages, and hurriedly announced it would bring the feature to all users, Facebook has finally started testing unsend.
According to a new report, the United States government is requesting the services of Facebook so that it can monitor encrypted phone conversations that take place via its popular Messenger app.
The messaging service is testing a feature to help users understand when they receive messages from fake accounts which may be trying to impersonate other people the user may know.
If you are an iOS user and recently updated Facebook Messenger, chances are, you might be experiencing frequent crashing. Hopefully, a new update will be issued promptly to resolve the problem.
Facebook has announced that it will integrate augmented reality and translations into Messenger. The firm said the new additions will drive commerce thanks to the removal of language barriers.
After it was discovered that Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives had retracted messages, the company has announced plans to make this capability available to all Messenger users.
Facebook Messenger now supports 360 degree photos and HD videos. In order to send and receive this content, you must update your Messenger client to the newest version, and be using Android or iOS.
Facebook has spoken out about the collection of SMS and call history following recent media coverage. The firm has advised that you can turn the feature off and remove numbers from the platform.
Facebook has announced some new changes to Messenger to celebrate Valentine's day. You'll be able to use new filters in Messenger Camera, and your chat window with your partner will be spruced up too.