Some Filipinos lamented the impending removal of Messenger as a standalone website after the announcement that users will ...

Want to share links on Facebook? It may soon come with a monthly cost. Credit: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images Are you a creator who shares links on Facebook? Be sure not to go over your ...

On Windows, launching the Messenger desktop app now redirects users directly to the full Facebook desktop application. macOS users see a similar outcome, as the app sends them straight to ...

iOS 26.3 adds a new "Notification Forwarding" setting that allows incoming notifications on an iPhone to be forwarded to a third-party device. The setting is located in the Notification section of the ...

RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook ...

It was always frustrating for me to be in a crowd, hear the Messenger sound go off on my device and look at the screen just to realize that it was someone else’s phone. And something tells me that I ...

In November 2025, an Instagram post (archived) with more than 100,000 likes claimed Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, will start reading users' direct messages once it ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...

One year after launching teen accounts for Instagram, Meta is expanding the program to Facebook and Messenger. The company said the move is part of its ongoing effort to keep kids safer online. With ...

Meta is officially winding down its Messenger desktop apps for Windows and macOS, marking the end of standalone access to Facebook’s messaging service on computers. The company confirmed that the apps ...