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

Meta will discontinue Messenger.com and the Messenger desktop app by April 2026, redirecting desktop users to ...

Messenger made its triumphant return to the Facebook app back in 2023, with end-to-end encryption finally arriving later that year. Since then, you've still been able to access Messenger through the ...

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

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

Messenger and WhatsApp maybe the default messaging app for many, but for a smarter, more private, and more streamlined ...

At its F8 developer conference this year, Facebook has revealed its plans for the Messenger service. The company is working on a completely rebuilt app for mobile devices, as well as one for desktop.

Of all the mistakes and confusing moves that Facebook has made over the years, one that still resonates to this day is the decision to spin Messenger off into its own app from the main Facebook app.