Telegram Stories are no longer limited to paid usersIt follows the July rollout of the Facebook Messenger-like feature for premium subscribers.By W. Shanklin, 08.14.2023
Facebook Messenger now lets you play multiplayer games during video callsAvailable titles include ‘Words with Friends’, ‘Exploding Kittens’ and a dozen more.By L. Bonk, 04.04.2023
Meta is working on 'AI personas' for Instagram, Messenger and WhatsAppThe company is also creating a team devoted to generative AI.By J. Fingas, 02.27.2023
Facebook Messenger encrypted chats now include more of the features you expectMeta is also expanding tests that make encryption the default.By J. Fingas, 01.23.2023
Meta's upgraded 3D avatars work across Facebook, Instagram and VROne step closer to a metaverse.By J. Fingas, 01.31.2022
Facebook plays catch-up with new features for Messenger encrypted chatsReactions, stickers and typing alerts are some of the upgrades.By J. Fingas, 01.27.2022
Facebook is testing a bill splitting feature in MessengerLike most digital payment features, this test is currently limited to the US.By C. Low, 12.03.2021
Meta will restrict ad targeting based on thousands of sensitive topicsEthnicity, politics and religion are some of the affected subjects.By J. Fingas, 11.09.2021
Facebook sues programmer who allegedly scraped data for 178 million usersThe man reportedly sold user info on the black market.By J. Fingas, 10.23.2021
Facebook Messenger adds group AR effects and games to video callsThey're coming to Instagram, too.By J. Fingas, 10.21.2021
Facebook Messenger marks 10th anniversary with birthday-themed featuresBut no updates on end-to-end encryption by default or integration with WhatsApp. By K. Bell, 08.25.2021
Messenger chats are about to get more annoying thanks to SoundmojisFacebook reckons emoji with sound is something people want. 🙄By K. Holt, 07.15.2021
Facebook Messenger adds custom QR codes for Facebook Pay transactionsThe new QR codes makes it easier to send money to people you're not friends with. By K. Bell, 06.10.2021
Facebook Messenger update makes it easier to handle unwanted messagesIt makes it easier to block and mass-delete message requests from people you don't know.By D. Cooper, 02.09.2021
Facebook Messenger gets a new logo and a fresh designThe spruced-up app has more chat themes and custom reactions.By K. Holt, 10.13.2020
Facebook brings Messenger into Instagram DMsThe line between Facebook and Instagram is more blurry than ever.By K. Bell, 09.30.2020
Facebook's Accounts Center lets you cross-post to InstagramYou can use it to sign in to both accounts and Messenger at the same time.By K. Holt, 09.29.2020
Facebook adds 'Watch Together' viewing parties to MessengerIt doesn't work with YouTube, though.By K. Bell, 09.14.2020
Instagram starts merging chats with Facebook MessengerDon't expect it to work By J. Fingas, 08.15.2020
Facebook will let you turn Messenger Rooms into live broadcastsThe update will let users stream group video calls to Facebook pages.By K. Bell, 07.23.2020