Facebook has just announced a brand new Messenger app, and it promises to be a lot simpler than previous iterations. In Messenger 4, you'll get three tabs instead of nine. There's the Chats tab which ...

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Facebook Messenger is increasing transparency and at the same time making it harder to ignore someone’s text message without the other person knowing. The social network is rolling out some new ...

Internet messaging is one of those things that has been undergoing reinvention pretty much since the internet began. Last week we were reminded of the existence of AIM just long enough to reminisce ...

Facebook Messenger is one of the most widely used messaging services, and you probably know at least a few people who use it exclusively. Some people are moving away from Facebook, but still want to ...

Both Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp have their individual strengths and weaknesses. If you have both apps downloaded on your phone, chances are you’re familiar with a few of them. You might even rely ...

Making phone calls to businesses could be a thing of the past if Facebook has its way. The company officially launched Bots on Messenger, its version of chatbots, which allows you to interact with ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Facebook’s big F8 conference is going down this week, so that means they’ve announced a bunch of updates to ...

If you’re one of the hundreds of millions using Facebook Messenger, then now would be a good time to think about alternatives. While the platform heralded a major security update this week, with the ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. Facebook Messenger is being updated across both ...

Facebook Messenger will soon get a lot more crowded. There are more than 10,000 developers building bots for Facebook's messaging platform, Messenger's head of product said in an interview Tuesday.