The Latest Breaking News from Messenger

Vital new parental controls are rolling out on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger

Meta is rolling out some new parental controls for its holy trinity of apps.

iMore · Jun 27, 2023

Millions of Apple users warned of a major messaging downgrade

Bad news for Facebook Messenger users: Meta's killing it off in a matter of weeks

T3 · May 12, 2023

Apple Watch is set to lose a major messaging app

Meta has confirmed that its dedicated Facebook Messenger app for Apple Watch will be discontinued at the end of the month.

Tom’s Guide · May 12, 2023

How to get the Christmas chat theme on Facebook messenger and Instagram

The theme adds a cute Christmas jumper pattern to the background of your chats

Liverpool Echo · Dec 23, 2022

Instagram testing removal of messaging button for teens as part of privacy push

More restrictive privacy settings will also be added by default for teen users.

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022

Technology: Facebook's Bitmoji-Style Avatars Now Coming To WhatsApp

Social media giant Facebook's Bitmoji-style avatars, which earlier invaded Instagram and Messenger, are now also coming to Whatsapp. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 24, 2022

Meta commences Community Chats testing for Facebook Groups in Messenger

Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Meta is starting to test Community Chats for Facebook Groups inside the Messenger app. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 15, 2022

Messenger's default end-to-end encryption can't come fast enough

Meta will test defaulting Messenger to encrypt chats automatically just days after it was revealed that the company handed over data to police in Nebraska.

Input · Aug 11, 2022

You can now respond to WhatsApp messages with your favourite emoji

In comparison to Messenger, which is also owned by Meta, WhatsApp took a very long time to implement emoji reactions, and it finally released this capability recently, much to the delight of users worldwide. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 13, 2022

Facebook Sister App Messenger Refines Calling Feature

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has brought in a user-friendly feature to its Messenger app for iOS and Android users.

Benzinga · Jun 3, 2022