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Vital new parental controls are rolling out on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger
By Oliver Haslam published
Meta is rolling out some new parental controls for its holy trinity of apps.

The Facebook Messenger Apple Watch app is going away and it's happening soon
By Oliver Haslam published
Facebook Messenger will no longer be available on the Apple Watch soon so you'll have to use your iPhone instead.

Facebook is finally fixing the worst thing about Messenger on iPhone
By Oliver Haslam published
Facebook Messenger's Inbox is coming back to the Facebook app for the first time in almost a decade.

Meta wants you to trust Messenger, testing end-to-end encrypted backups
By Luke Filipowicz published
Messenger already has end-to-end encryption on messages, but now it's looking to back up your Messenger data more securely.

Facebook Messenger is rolling out a new Calls tab just like WhatsApp's
By Oliver Haslam published
Meta is rolling out a new Calls app for the Facebook Messenger app that is designed to make it easier for people to make audio and video calls.

Messenger is bringing Slack-like shortcuts to its app
By Joe Wituschek last updated
Meta has announced that it is bringing the Slack-like @everyone and /silent shortcut to its Messenger app.

Messenger app gets Split Payments, new voice message controls, and vanishing messages
By Stephen Warwick published
Meta has today announced that its Messenger app is getting Split Payments, new voice message controls, and vanishing messages.

Meta brings its updated 3D Avatars to Instagram and Messenger
By Oliver Haslam published
Meta is rolling out its updated 3D Avatars to both Instagram and Messenger with more options than ever before.

Meta's Messenger adds end-to-end encryption for chats and calls for all
By Oliver Haslam published
Meta's Messenger app has added support for end-to-end encryption across both chats and calls for all users.

Facebook Messenger gets new talking 'Soundmojis'
By Stephen Warwick published
Facebook has today announced that its Messenger service is getting new talking emojis called 'Soundmojis' that will let users send emojis that make noise.

Facebook Messenger gets new chat themes, payment links for sending money
By Stephen Warwick published
Facebook has today announced that its Messenger app is getting some new chat themes, as well as a quick reply bar, and new QR codes and payment links for sending money.

Facebook, Facebook Messenger top iOS 14 tracking charts
By Stephen Warwick published
A new Axios chart of Apple's nutrition labels shows Facebook and Facebook Messenger are the most egregious when it comes to using your data.

Facebook Messenger, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp down (Update)
By Stephen Warwick last updated
Facebook Messenger, Facebook, Instagram, and even WhatsApp have been hit by a major outage this morning.

Facebook is redesigning its Messenger Kids app
By Michael Allison published
Facebook is rolling out an update to its Messenger Kids app, restyling it to match the mainstream Facebook Messenger app.

Facebook adds disappearing messages to Messenger and Instagram
By Michael Allison published
Facebook Messenger's vanish mode will make all your messages disappear. It's rolling out to the U.S. and select countries from today.

Facebook outlines its privacy stance now Instagram & Messenger are one
By Oliver Haslam last updated
Instagram has shared details on how it's handling privacy now that it's rolled Instagram messages and Messenger into one.

Facebook announces forwarding limit to stop spread of misinformation on Messenger
By Stephen Warwick published
Facebook has announced a new forwarding limit for messages to try and prevent the spread of viral misinformation on its Messenger platform.

Facebook makes it easier to manage Messenger Rooms in a new update
By Michael Allison published
Facebook is making it easier to create and customise your Messenger Rooms experience using the Messenger app on mobile. It'll also add cusomisable background within the next couple of weeks.
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