Meta is coming under fire for its decision to remove Messenger desktop app Britons are reacting with anger after Meta confirmed it will be shutting down the standalone Facebook Messenger desktop app ...

Messenger made its triumphant return to the Facebook app back in 2023, with end-to-end encryption finally arriving later that year. Since then, you've still been able to access Messenger through the ...

TL;DR: Meta is discontinuing the Messenger desktop apps for Windows and macOS, removing them from the Microsoft Store and App Store. Users will need to switch to the web or mobile versions for ...

Both desktop apps have been removed from app stores and will stop working in December. Both desktop apps have been removed from app stores and will stop working in December. is a senior editor and ...

Users must shift to browser-based Messenger, back up chats before shutdown Meta has confirmed it will shut down Messenger’s standalone desktop apps for macOS and Windows on December 15, 2025. From ...

Meta has announced that the Messenger desktop app will soon be phased out. This means that after the app is officially deprecated, you will no longer be able to log into the app. Instead, you will be ...

Meta has published a support doc that states its Messenger app for Mac is being discontinued. New users won’t be able to download the app at all, and existing users have about 60 more days of use ...

If you're using Messenger on macOS, you'll want to switch to something else — and probably sooner, rather than later. According to a pair of Facebook Help Center page, Facebook is axing its Desktop ...

Arattai, a messaging app developed by Zoho, which literally translates to chit-chat in Tamil, has recently climbed to the number one spot in the Social Networking category on India’s App Store. The ...

Anton Nemkin, a member of the Russian State Duma’s Information Policy Committee, said the idea that the country’s new national messenger app, Max, will use AI technology to surveil and report citizens ...

Thousands of Indians with cell phones are losing money after answering a call or clicking on a message. Sometimes it begins with a phone call — calm, polite, and urgent. The voice at the other end ...

Russia will require Max messenger on all smartphones and tablets from September 1. This is to tighten control over digital communications. Max is a 'national messenger' integrating with official ...