Facebook breaks out chat from its mobile application into a new app that helps users talk to one another on the go. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote ...

It's been so long since Meta cut Messenger out of the Facebook mobile app that Windows Phone was still somewhat of a thing at the time. Almost nine years later, Meta is ready to bring them back ...

Something to look forward to: Being able to message friends from within Facebook's mobile app used to be one of its better features, but the company removed this function almost nine years ago, ...

After almost a decade, Facebook is looking at bringing Messenger back into the fold on smartphones. Facebook initially removed Messenger from its app in 2016, sending users who wanted to text to a ...

Meta Platforms, the company behind Facebook and Messenger, has confirmed it will retire the standalone Messenger desktop application and the Messenger.com web messaging site in 2026, prompting ...